What is a Lab Pack?

Lab packing is a chemical collection and transport method that utilizes smaller inner containers inside a larger outer container for packing and shipping. This process enables cost and space efficiency in transport when shipping "like" materials while ensuring that no incompatible chemicals are mixed together. If you have small containers intact and contained within their own primary container, then these items could be placed into a drum that is equal or lesser than 55 gallons and “lab packed” together with inert packing material (typically packed in vermiculite or another compatible absorbent). It should be noted however that there are specific requirements for the amount of packing material required in each specific size drum per D.O.T regulations, and combining bottles of chemicals in the same outer container can be dangerous if not done correctly.