Industries
Hazardous waste disposal for analytical laboratories
Commercial, environmental and research laboratories generating many small volume streams.
Greer Enterprises handles hazardous and industrial waste for analytical laboratories across eight Southeast states. We characterize the stream, assign waste codes, manifest the shipment and route it to a permitted facility, with the treatment path named before anything is scheduled.
Source: 40 CFR Parts 260 through 268What analytical laboratories generates
The streams we see most often in this sector:
- Spent solvents from extraction and chromatography, F003 and F005
- Acid digestion waste, D002 with metals
- Unused reagents and expired standards, P and U listed
- Mercury from instruments and preservatives, D009
- Formalin and fixatives
- Unknown and unlabeled containers
What matters in this sector
Laboratories generate the widest variety of streams and the smallest volumes of any sector, which makes lab pack and consolidation the whole of the practical answer. The acute waste threshold catches labs more often than any other client type, because a single P listed reagent bottle can change the generator category for the month.
Services that apply
- Lab pack with on site identification
- Consolidated scheduled pickup for small volumes
- Unknown characterization
- Solvent recovery where volumes justify it
What every shipment produces
- Signed Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest, EPA Form 8700-22
- Land disposal restriction notification per regulated stream
- Waste profile with assigned codes and supporting basis
- Certificate of destruction or treatment from the receiving facility
- Documentation that holds up on inspection
Common questions
Do you work with analytical laboratories sites specifically?
Laboratories generate the widest variety of streams and the smallest volumes of any sector, which makes lab pack and consolidation the whole of the practical answer. Greer has served industry across the Southeast since 2001, with Certified Hazardous Materials Managers on staff.
How is a quote built?
Per stream rather than per site. Volume, container type, contamination, treatment path and distance to the receiving facility all move the number. Recovery is priced alongside disposal where the stream supports it.
Can you handle a stream nobody has characterized?
Yes. Characterization is the first step and it is what keeps a load from being rejected. Send a profile, an old manifest or photographs of the drums and a technical professional will tell you what you are holding.
Related services
Not sure how this applies to your site?
Send a profile, an old manifest, or photographs of the drums. A technical professional will tell you where you stand.
This page summarizes federal requirements and is not legal advice. State programs can be more stringent than the federal baseline. Verify against current federal and state regulations before acting. Last reviewed September 2026.