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Stream S/05 · CHEMICAL

Salon, photo, print chemistry —
handled below the TDG line.

A large share of small-generator chemistry is non-hazardous under TDG — but it still cannot go down a drain or into general waste. Bioshield collects salon developer and bleach, photographic and print chemistry, expired consumer products, and mixed solvents below the dangerous-goods threshold, in segregated containers, manifested under the provincial non-hazardous protocol.

Posted base rate
$175
per pickup · base load
Bioshield chemical-waste storage — labelled IBC totes and drums in secondary containment with a technician

What this service covers

  • Salon & barber chemistry — developer, bleach, toner, perm and relaxer residues
  • Photographic & print chemistry — fixer, developer, blix, plate chemistry (non-silver-recovery)
  • Expired consumer products — cleaners, adhesives, non-regulated retail chemistry
  • Mixed solvents below TDG threshold — small-quantity, low-flash-point-exempt material
  • Antifreeze & glycols — non-hazardous coolant streams
  • Segregated containers supplied so incompatible streams never mix in storage

How it works

You request a pickup by phone, email, or the portal. Within one business day we confirm a window and dispatch a manifest number. A Class 3, TDG-certified driver arrives with labelled, segregated containers, verifies and weighs each stream, and signs custody transfer with you on site.

You keep the paper manifest. The digital copy lands in your portal within 60 minutes, and the disposal certificate follows once the material reaches a licensed facility. Every document is archived for the seven-year Alberta retention window.

Target sectors

Salons & barbersDeveloper, bleach, toner streams
Print & photo labsFixer, developer, plate chemistry
Auto detailingCleaners, glycols, non-haz fluids
Retail & propertyExpired or recalled product
Schools & vocationalCosmetology & art-program waste
Multi-location groupsOne route, many small volumes

Pricing details

Base rate of $175 per pickup covers up to the stated base load. Overage is billed at a flat $0.20 / kg — no tier brackets, no fuel surcharge, no documentation fee. Consolidate a second stream onto the same visit for a $15 multi-stream discount per pickup.

No minimum frequency. No annual contract. Cancel any time, with one business day's notice.
Regulatory framework

The credentials behind
this specific stream.

Every Bioshield service runs under the documented regulatory regime listed below. Certificates available on request.

✓

Provincial non-haz manifest

Documented chain of custody for non-hazardous chemical streams.

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Segregation SOP

Driver protocol keeps incompatible streams in separate, labelled containers.

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TDG threshold screening

On-site check confirms the material is below the dangerous-goods line before transport.

✓

WCB Alberta 50714

Active and in good standing for all collection work.

Frequently asked

Chemical (Non-Haz) questions.

You don't have to. We screen the stream on site against the TDG threshold. If something tests or classifies as hazardous, we move it to the hazardous stream and tell you before transport — no surprise re-bills.
Most salon and photo chemistry exceeds municipal sewer-use bylaw limits for pH, metals, or oxygen demand. Drain disposal is a compliance liability even when the material is non-hazardous under TDG.
Yes. Labelled, segregated containers are supplied so incompatible streams never share a vessel in storage — which is what usually turns two non-haz streams into one hazardous one.
Yes. Multi-location groups are billed as a single multi-stop pickup, which is how small per-site volumes become economic to collect.
Silver-recovery fixer is handled as a separate recoverable stream with its own documentation. Tell us at quote time and we'll route it correctly.
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