Agent skill

Waste Disposal Guide

by aipoch in aipoch/medical-research-skills

Guide for disposing specific chemical wastes into the correct colored waste containers, with safety precautions and regulatory compliance notes.

MITAuto-check passedLegal & Compliance

Install Waste Disposal Guide

skills CLI
$ npx skills add aipoch/medical-research-skills --skill waste-disposal-guide -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install aipoch/medical-research-skills waste-disposal-guide --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aipoch/medical-research-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/scientific-skills/Other/waste-disposal-guide .claude/skills/waste-disposal-guide && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
waste-disposal-guide
GitHub stars
1.9k
Token cost
~1.3k tokens
SKILL.md length
588 words
Files
4 (incl. scripts)
Skills in repo
578
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Guide for disposing specific chemical wastes into the correct colored waste containers, with safety precautions and regulatory compliance notes.

  • Works in 6 steps: Confirm the chemical name or waste type… → Validate that the request is for… → Look up the chemical in the waste… → …
  • Tasks that involve Regulatory compliance
  • SKILL.md covers Quick Check, When to Use, Workflow and Usage, plus 8 more sections
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls python

What it does

Waste Disposal Guide is an agent skill from aipoch/medical-research-skills. Guide for disposing specific chemical wastes into the correct colored waste containers, with safety precautions and regulatory compliance notes.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 4 other files, including scripts (for example `POLISH_CHANGELOG.md`, `scripts/main.py` and `waste-disposal-guide_audit_result_v2.json`).

It sits in Legal & Compliance, covering Regulatory compliance. The repository describes itself as: Hundreds of agent skills for medical research, including protocol design, data analysis, evidence insights, and academic writing. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Regulatory compliance

Example prompts

  • “/waste-disposal-guide”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

6 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Confirm the chemical name or waste type to look up.
  2. Validate that the request is for standard laboratory chemical waste disposal guidance.
  3. Look up the chemical in the waste category database and return the correct container color and safety notes.
  4. Mixture handling: If the user provides a mixture (e.g., "chloroform + ethanol"), identify the most hazardous component and assign the…
  5. If the chemical is not found, state that clearly and suggest the closest category based on chemical class.
  6. If inputs are incomplete, state which fields are missing and request only the minimum additional information.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 686e09d. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Ships 1 file in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • python

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Waste Disposal Guide loads about 1.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 41 tokens; SKILL.md has 588 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~41
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.3k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from aipoch/medical-research-skills at commit 686e09d, republished under its MIT licence (© aipoch). 588 words, ~1,252 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/waste-disposal-guide/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 3 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
waste-disposal-guide
description
Guide for disposing specific chemical wastes into the correct colored waste containers, with safety precautions and regulatory compliance notes.
license
MIT
author
AIPOCH

Source: https://github.com/aipoch/medical-research-skills

Waste Disposal Guide

Guide for disposing specific chemical wastes into the correct colored waste containers.

Quick Check

bash
python -m py_compile scripts/main.py
python scripts/main.py --help

When to Use

  • Use this skill when identifying the correct waste container for a specific chemical.
  • Use this skill when reviewing waste categories and safety precautions for laboratory chemicals.
  • Do not use this skill for emergency spill response, disposal of radioactive materials, or regulated biological waste requiring special handling.

Workflow

  1. Confirm the chemical name or waste type to look up.
  2. Validate that the request is for standard laboratory chemical waste disposal guidance.
  3. Look up the chemical in the waste category database and return the correct container color and safety notes.
  4. Mixture handling: If the user provides a mixture (e.g., "chloroform + ethanol"), identify the most hazardous component and assign the container for that component. Emit a note: "Mixed waste containing halogenated solvents must go into the halogenated (orange) container regardless of other components."
  5. If the chemical is not found, state that clearly and suggest the closest category based on chemical class.
  6. If inputs are incomplete, state which fields are missing and request only the minimum additional information.

Usage

text
python scripts/main.py --chemical "chloroform"
python scripts/main.py --chemical "ethanol"
python scripts/main.py --list-categories
python scripts/main.py --safety

Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
--chemicalstringNoChemical name to look up
--list-categoriesflagNoList all waste categories
--safetyflagNoShow safety notes for all categories

Waste Categories

ContainerColorAccepts
HalogenatedOrangeChloroform, DCM, halogenated solvents
Non-halogenatedRedEthanol, acetone, organic solvents
AqueousBlueWater-based solutions, buffers
AcidYellowAcids (dilute/concentrated)
BaseWhiteBases, alkali solutions
Heavy MetalGrayMercury, lead, cadmium waste
SolidBlackGloves, paper, solid debris

Mixture rule: When a waste stream contains both halogenated and non-halogenated solvents, use the halogenated (orange) container. When in doubt, consult your institution's EHS office.

Output

  • Correct container color and category for the queried chemical
  • Disposal instructions and safety precautions
  • Notes on incompatible waste streams

Scope Boundaries

  • This skill covers standard laboratory chemical waste categories; it does not cover radioactive, biological, or controlled substance waste.
  • Local regulations may differ; always verify with your institution's EHS office before disposal.
  • This skill does not provide emergency spill response guidance.
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Stress-Case Rules

For complex multi-constraint requests, always include these explicit blocks:

  1. Assumptions
  2. Chemical(s) Queried
  3. Disposal Guidance
  4. Safety Notes
  5. Risks and Manual Checks

Error Handling

  • If required inputs are missing, state exactly which fields are missing and request only the minimum additional information.
  • If the task goes outside the documented scope, stop instead of guessing or silently widening the assignment.
  • If scripts/main.py fails, report the failure point, summarize what still can be completed safely, and provide a manual fallback.
  • Do not fabricate disposal categories or safety classifications for unknown chemicals.

Input Validation

This skill accepts: a chemical name or waste type for container color lookup and disposal guidance.

If the request does not involve standard laboratory chemical waste disposal — for example, asking for emergency spill response, radioactive waste handling, biological waste disposal, or regulatory compliance certification — do not proceed with the workflow. Instead respond:

"waste-disposal-guide is designed to identify the correct waste container and disposal instructions for standard laboratory chemicals. Your request appears to be outside this scope. Please provide a chemical name, or use a more appropriate tool for specialized waste streams."

Response Template

Use the following fixed structure for non-trivial requests:

  1. Objective
  2. Inputs Received
  3. Assumptions
  4. Workflow
  5. Deliverable
  6. Risks and Limits
  7. Next Checks

If the request is simple, you may compress the structure, but still keep assumptions and limits explicit when they affect correctness.

© aipoch, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 3 other files (scripts) in scientific-skills/Other/waste-disposal-guide of aipoch/medical-research-skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • POLISH_CHANGELOG.md
  • scripts/main.py
  • waste-disposal-guide_audit_result_v2.json

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 686e09d

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Questions about Waste Disposal Guide

What does Waste Disposal Guide do?

Guide for disposing specific chemical wastes into the correct colored waste containers, with safety precautions and regulatory compliance notes. Waste Disposal Guide is an agent skill from aipoch/medical-research-skills. Guide for disposing specific chemical wastes into the correct colored waste containers, with safety precautions and regulatory compliance notes.

When should I use Waste Disposal Guide?

Waste Disposal Guide fits situations like: tasks that involve Regulatory compliance.

How do I install Waste Disposal Guide in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add aipoch/medical-research-skills --skill waste-disposal-guide -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (scientific-skills/Other/waste-disposal-guide in aipoch/medical-research-skills) into .claude/skills/waste-disposal-guide in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Waste Disposal Guide in Codex?

Run `npx skills add aipoch/medical-research-skills --skill waste-disposal-guide -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (scientific-skills/Other/waste-disposal-guide in aipoch/medical-research-skills) into .agents/skills/waste-disposal-guide in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Waste Disposal Guide in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add aipoch/medical-research-skills --skill waste-disposal-guide -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/waste-disposal-guide, .gemini/skills/waste-disposal-guide, .github/skills/waste-disposal-guide and .opencode/skills/waste-disposal-guide in your project.

What does Waste Disposal Guide need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Waste Disposal Guide needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (python). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Waste Disposal Guide access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Waste Disposal Guide safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Waste Disposal Guide use?

Waste Disposal Guide is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Waste Disposal Guide use?

About 1.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Waste Disposal Guide?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Waste Disposal Guide: HIPAA Pre-Deployment Compliance Check (maziyarpanahi/openmed, 5.5k stars), Hipaa Compliance (Sushegaad/Claude-Skills-Governance-Risk-and-Compliance, 946 stars), ISO Standards Readiness Evidence (K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills, 48k stars) and Iso42001 (Sushegaad/Claude-Skills-Governance-Risk-and-Compliance, 946 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Waste Disposal Guide?

aipoch (a GitHub organization) maintains it in aipoch/medical-research-skills, which has 1,937 GitHub stars. The repository holds 578 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 17, 2026.

Source: aipoch/medical-research-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.