Industries
Hazardous waste disposal for schools and universities
K-12 science departments, community colleges and research universities.
Greer Enterprises handles hazardous and industrial waste for schools and universities 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 schools and universities generates
The streams we see most often in this sector:
- Teaching laboratory chemical inventories
- Legacy stockroom chemicals, often decades old
- Research laboratory waste across many disciplines
- Art department solvents, pigments and glazes
- Facilities maintenance chemicals
- Peroxide formers and shock sensitive legacy items
What matters in this sector
School and university stockrooms hold the oldest chemicals we encounter. Crystallized ethers and dried picric acid turn up regularly, and those are assessed in place rather than moved. Work is scheduled around academic calendars because access is the constraint, not capacity.
Services that apply
- Lab pack with on site identification
- Stockroom cleanouts scheduled around academic terms
- Shock sensitive assessment before handling
- Chemical inventory support
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 schools and universities sites specifically?
School and university stockrooms hold the oldest chemicals we encounter. 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.
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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.