Waste Management

VCU handles and manages hazardous waste in accordance with the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
and the commonwealth of Virginia regulations. Environmental Health and Safety - Safety and Risk Management (EHS-SRM) staff is committed to supporting the VCU and VCU Health community with the following:

  • Education and Training
  • General Hazardous Waste Consultation and Guidance
  • Satellite Accumulation Area Consultation and Guidance
  • Hazardous Waste Removal and Disposal 
  • Hazardous Waste Reduction Programs
  • Assisting Physical Plant with the Universal Waste Rule 

VCU properly disposes of its hazardous waste through permitted treatment, storage and disposal facilities and has multiple EPA registered hazardous waste accumulation sites spanning both MCV and Monroe Park campuses and BioTech 8.

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