I had probably 2-3 grams of calcium hydride leftover in a schlenk flask from predrying a distillation of benzyl chloride. For the disposal, I diluted the flask contents in about 30mL isopropanol and then, over a water bath (flask open but under heavy stream of argon), added distilled water every few minutes until well after the bubbling had stopped, which I assumed was exothermic evolution of hydrogen gas. I also thought any leftover benzyl chloride would just make trace toluene, benzyl hydroxide, and calcium chloride.
I then figured the milky-white solution was okay to pour down the sink with lots of water running and removed about half of it in this manner, although I noticed a brief but strong smell from the vapors as I did so and stopped. I checked and noticed some sites place it into a basic waste container. Was it a mistake to pour down the sink? I thought limewater would be harmless with enough water. Were there any other errors in this process? I may have to repeat this in the future with calcium hydride again or phosphorous pentoxide (seen various methods on P$_2$O$_4$, but one mentioned sink disposal as well).