Suggestion on application of campus wastes as valuable resources, a campus mine (1) — Study and discussion on chemical wastes of Nagoya University

Abstract

In order to reduce the amount of wastes and to promote their reuse and recycle, valuable materials, such as minor and noble metals and their compounds, which were included in disposed reagents generated by academic activities in Nagoya University during the period of 2009 to 2012, have been investigated. Closed up herein were many problems, such as dumping hazardous materials without special care, the absence of a recycling system of valuable chemical wastes and wasting research budgets due to disposing reagents without opening bottles. In addition, establishment of a chemical library of minor elements as well as an exchanging system of information about chemical stocks in each laboratory for the purpose of their sharing.