The University of Georgia Chemical Waste Disposal Program

The University of Georgia recognizes that laboratory waste may have adverse effects on the environment. A university-wide program has been directed at reducing the improper storage and disposal of toxic chemical wastes. The program extensively utilizes the Code of Federal Regulations 49, Transportation Parts 100 and 199. This code serves as a guide for the packaging and disposal, in an approved commercial burial site, of the waste chemicals generated at the university. The chemical waste program at the University of Georgia is effective, relatively inexpensive, and requires minimal manpower.