Waste management guidelines

The guidelines set out guidance on how to reduce and eliminate the dumping of waste into marine environment. It reviews existing facilities for port and vessel waste management to support the development of a comprehensive waste management plan for Chiang Saen Commercial Port.



Waste management guidelines
IMPORTANT CONTACT ADDRESSES 03 Page: 02

Waste advice
The waste management officer and officer for hazardous substances at FAU and Uniklinikum is Mr.

Disposal of hazardous waste and dangerous goods
Preparations for transporting and disposing of chemicals, gasoline, varnish and paint, waste oil etc. are subject to various regulations, including the Regulation on the carriage of dangerous goods by road/rail (GGVSEB, ADR etc.

Dumpsters
If you are provided with a dumpster, please bear the following in mind: • Please fill the dumpster as quickly as possible.
• If you require a dumpster for longer than 2 weeks, please register it with us beforehand.
• If you receive a delivery note, please always send a copy to G6 -Operational Environmental Management and Technical Safety (-> p.03).
• If receptacles for residual waste or paper have to be moved for an event, please inform G6 -Operational Environmental Management and Technical Safety in good time, at least 2 weeks in advance of the date of the event (-> p.03, in the middle)

Battery containers
• Please submit a request for new battery containers to G6 -Operational Environmental Management and Technical Safety (-> p.03, in the middle) • From now on, containers will only be exchanged free of charge if you have at least three boxes or a 60L barrel.For smaller quantities, a fee is charged to the Chair.In order to avoid this fee, please register your request for a full battery collection box to be exchanged with G6 -Operational Environmental Management and Technical Safety (-> p.03, in the middle).

Waste management guidelines
Last updated: December 2023

Description
The rules for disposing of waste glass depend on whether it is hollow glass, flat glass or laboratory glass with a high melting point.Hollow glass includes, for example, glass bottles, glass jars, clean chemical storage bottles (completely empty and without labels).

Disposal
You are responsible for disposing of glass bottles and jars yourself, sorted according to color (white, brown and green), without lids, in the glass recycling containers provided for this purpose.Avoiding/reducing waste Using returnable bottles makes more sense than recycling.

Old clothes
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Description
Old clothes are clothes or textiles etc. that can still be either used again or recycled.
Heavily soiled or contaminated clothes ought to be disposed of with residual waste.

Recycling
Used clothes that are no longer needed but are still usable can be disposed of in old clothes containers.The containers are available at the following locations:

Disposal
Quantities of under 10 liters can be registered via the online system for the disposal of hazardous waste, "Sondermüll online".Larger quantities must be disposed of separately.

G6 -Operational Environmental Management and Technical Safety
Disposal of hazardous waste (à p.03, at the bottom) is happy to advise.

Storage
Please first consult Occupational Safety and then G6 -Operational Environmental Management and Technical Safety for all questions relating to storage.
Storage containers can also be used for transporting purposes after checking with G6 -Operational Environmental Management and Technical Safety.

Avoiding/reducing waste
You must make use of the option to return waste oil when purchasing new oil, in particular for quantities of over 10 liters.

Waste management guidelines
Last updated: December 2023 • Oils suitable for recycling These are oils whose origin can be traced and which have less than 20 mg PCP/kg or less than 2 g total halogen/kg.
• Oils not suitable for recycling are classed as hazardous waste.

Description
Waste paper includes: Flat paper saves space.
Tearing up boxes saves space.
Please remove staples, string and tape.Important Dispose separately of confidential waste covered by data protection provisions.

Disposal
Dirty boxes or used paper towels do not belong in paper waste.G6 -Operational Environmental Management and Technical Safety is happy to advise you (à p.03, in the middle).

Avoiding/reducing waste
• Use the back of paper that has only been printed on one side as scrap paper.
• Avoid making unnecessary copies and printing documents unnecessarily • Use double-sided printing and copying as far as possible • Use email instead of fax and post wherever possible • Use recycling paper

Note: Data protection
Paper with personal data or other data that ought to be protected must not be disposed of carelessly.(à p.15) Order lockable containers for documents for shredding in accordance with data protection policies.G6 -Operational Environmental Management and Technical Safety is happy to advise you (à p.03, in the middle).

Waste management guidelines
Last updated: December 2023 Place tape over terminals of rechargeable batteries and batteries containing lithium before disposing of them.!Do not place broken rechargeable batteries containing lithium in the collection boxes!Please always inform G6 -Operational Environmental Management and Technical Safety whenever you need to swap collection boxes, either by phone or by writing to wertstoffe@fau.de.
Car batteries must be returned to dealers.

G6 -Operational Environmental Management and Technical
Safety is happy to advise you (à p.03, in the middle).

Avoiding/reducing waste
Where possible, connect devices to the power supply, use rechargeable batteries or solar-powered devices.

Waste management guidelines
Last updated: December 2023 As a rule, garden waste is collected and composted by specialist companies or staff at the Botanical Garden.

Description
Confidential waste includes all data carriers that contain sensitive data relating to people, operations or the institute.
For example: Employment contracts, research results... Data carriers may be either made of paper or plastic (CDs, disks, magnetic ribbon etc.).Please note that data carriers tend not to be marked correctly.

Disposal
Pursuant to the General Data Protection Regulations, the various data carriers must be kept under lock and key and mechanically destroyed to ensure that they only contain information that is extremely difficult to be used out of context and that would entail a great deal of effort to be pieced back together.
Paper, hard data carriers (CDs, magnetic ribbons, microfiches, USB sticks) and hard drives that contain data covered by data protection provisions are each collected separately.
The companies documentus, Rhenus and Rudolf Fritsche are responsible for disposing of paper and hard data carriers, and the companies documentus and Rhenus for disposing of hard drives.Page: 16

Description
All sales packaging has to be recycled via the Duales System Deutschland (DSD).All packaging is collected in either the "yellow sack" or the "yellow bin".
Larger quantities of plastic sorted according to type can be disposed of in large containers that can be ordered from G6 -Operational Environmental Management and Technical Safety, see under plastics.

Disposal Erlangen / Nuremberg
The "yellow sack" or the "yellow bin" should be used to collect DSD material.
The following ought to be put in the "yellow sack" or the "yellow bin": Plastic tubs e.g. from dairy products with a lid, margarine Plastic films e.g. carrier bags, plastic bags, wrapping foil, pasta bags, muesli wrappers Trays for fruit and vegetables and other foam packaging Plastic bottles, e.g. from washing-up liquid, detergent, toiletries, cooking oil Composite materials, e.g.juice and milk cartons, soup packages Aluminum packaging, aluminum foil, aluminum cans, e.g.packaging for medicines Polystyrene packaging Plastic tubes The following waste is not counted as DSD material: G6 -Operational Environmental Management and Technical Safety is happy to advise you (à p.03, in the middle).

Avoiding/reducing waste
Choose reusable packaging wherever possible.

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CDs/disks, plastic components, e.g. office materials made of plastic, stamps, plastic cases, toys, plastic sleeves, packaging that has not been fully emptied, video cassettes, ballpoint pens, returnable bottles, returnable cans, magnetic boards, plastic furniture, beverage crates, cleaning buckets, power strips, boxes ) Any components containing confidential information (such as hard drives) must be formatted or extracted and mechanically destroyed by the last user before disposal.Mechanical destruction may also be carried out by disposal companies that provide secure containers for confidential material and subsequently destroy the data carriers or hard drives correctly.Please contact G6 if you require secure containers for destroying confidential data carriers.

Waste management guidelines
2.) Dangerous substances (oil, radioactive substances) must be removed beforehand.
5.) Devices including fitted lithium batteries and rechargeable batteries must be made secure before you dispose of them.Devices must be packed securely as if for transport, for example in a wire mesh crate.A warning sign must be attached to the packaging.
6.) Cellphones are collected in separate collection boxes intended for this purpose.These boxes are available at the recycling depot.
7.) Heat exchangers (refrigerators, air conditioning units, heat pumps etc.) must be collected and disposed of separately.
8.) Devices with a screen exceeding 100cm³ must be collected separately, preferably in wire mesh crates.
9.) Light bulbs should be discarded separately, see the section on light bulbs.
Small devices or small quantities can be delivered directly to the recycling depot.
It is also possible to arrange for small quantities to be collected after registering with G6 -Operational Environmental Management and Technical Safety.For quantities exceeding 1m³, disposal should be arranged individually in consultation with G6.We need notice of approximately 2 weeks.
G6 -Operational Environmental Management and Technical Safety is happy to advise you (à p.03, in the middle).
Important: Please be sure to de-register devices logged in the inventory before disposing of them!FAU works together with a disposal company that manually dismantles all electronic components and sorts the individual elements according to the raw materials they are made of in order to allow new products to be made.The recycling quota is >95 %.It would be helpful if you could collect electrical waste in a wire mesh crate at your Chair.We can provide one if necessary.

Avoiding/reducing waste
• When purchasing new products, please check that they have a long service life, offer a retrofitting guarantee and can be repaired.• Make sure that devices are easy to disassemble (e.g.screwed together rather than glued together).
• Check whether devices can be returned to the manufacturer or seller.
• Avoid devices with a compact design • Please use the furniture/equipment exchange forum in UniviS for computers and IT accessories that are no longer required but are still in good working order.(www.univis.uni-erlangen.de).

Waste management guidelines
Last updated: December 2023

Description
Fixing baths and developing solutions are required for developing exposed films (such as X-ray films).These can only be used once before they should be forwarded for recycling (silver recovery) or disposal.

Disposal
Small quantities of photographic chemicals, separated according to fixing baths and developing solutions, can be registered with G6 -Operational Environmental Management and Technical Safety for disposal as hazardous waste.
For larger quantities, fixing baths and developing solutions should be collected separately in large tanks.These are then collected by vacuum trucks and forwarded for processing and disposal.G6 -Operational Environmental Management and Technical Safety Disposal of hazardous waste (à p.03, at the bottom) is happy to advise.

Avoiding/reducing waste
Avoid waste by using digital photography

GENETIC ENGINEERING WASTE FROM GENETIC ENGINEERING FACILITIES Page: 19
Description Genetic engineering must be conducted in facilities designed especially for that purpose.Permission from the relevant authorities (government of Lower Franconia) is required pursuant to the Genetic Engineering Act (GenTG) before setting up and operating such facilities.Occupational Safety is responsible for administrative procedures (application, permission etc.) (Ms.Muchow-Eggers, phone: -26768; email: doerte.muchow-eggers@fau.de;internet: www.as.zuv.uni-erlangen.de).

Disposal
Responsibility for preparing waste for disposal and the disposal of waste lies with the Biological Safety Officer or project manager of the genetic engineering facilities.Waste from genetic engineering facilities must be treated before disposal (for example by autoclaving) in accordance with the provisions of the relevant authorization notice and the GenTG as well as any relevant incidental provisions.If the waste remaining after this treatment still contains hazardous substances, you must register it with G6 -Operational Environmental Management and Technical Safety Hazardous waste disposal(à p.03 at the bottom).
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Description
This includes materials contaminated with harmful substances or biological contaminants.These include • blood • contaminated disposable laboratory equipment such as cloths, pipettes etc.
• material contaminated with biological agents Infectious waste should be disinfected or inactivated as far as possible (e.g. in autoclaves).

Disposal
A consultation is required before disposing of infectious material.
Please get in touch with G6 -Operational Environmental Management and Technical Safety, Disposal of hazardous waste (à p.03 at the bottom).
COOLING EQUIPMENT Page: 20

Description
Coolants or insulation used in cooling equipment often contain substances harmful to the environment.As well as dangerous hydrochlorofluorocarbons in coolants and in the synthetic insulating foam, they may also contain engine oil and heavy metals.

Disposal
Cooling equipment is collected once you have registered it for disposal.
G6 -Operational Environmental Management and Technical Safety is happy to advise you (à p.03, in the middle).

Avoiding/reducing waste
Ask dealers about the terms of return when you purchase a new piece of equipment.

Description
Waste made of plastic such as, for example, molds, semi-finished products, fibers, plastic sheets or films or packaging.
pe er ra at ti io on na al l E En nv vi ir ro on nm me en nt ta al l M Ma an na ag ge em me en nt t a an nd d T Te ec ch hn ni ic ca al l S Sa af fe et ty y FURTHER INFORMATION Page: 04 Engineering Egerlandstr.1/3/Chemistry Lecture hall Chemistry / Computer Science building Staudtstraße 7/close to the multi-story car park FAU's recycling depot, Paul-Gordan-Str.10 Close to Tentoria Erwin-Rommel-Str./entrance to backyard of the Chemikum building Lange Gasse 20 Regensburger Str.160 Fürth Dr.-Mack-Str., in front of the sports hall Do not discard the following in glass recycling containers: • Glass with a high melting point (laboratory glass, glass from oven doors, microwave ovens, preserving jars or heat-resistant glass) • Flat glass (window glass, mirrors and windscreens) • Light bulbs (energy-saving bulbs, fluorescent tubes, standard light bulbs, LEDs) These types of glass can be taken to the recycling depot or disposed of in consultation with G6 -Operational Environmental Management and Technical Safety.(à p. 03, in the middle) Contaminated glass ought to be disposed of in the same way as hazardous waste.G6 -Operational Environmental Management and Technical Safety Disposal of hazardous waste (à p. 03, at the bottom) differentiated between Please take care to separate waste oils carefully by type.According to the Waste Oil Regulation, dealers are required to take back combustion engine oils and gear oils free of charge.G6 -Operational Environmental Management and Technical Safety asks you to use this option.
Last updated: December 2023 G G6 6 --O Op pe er ra at ti io on na al l E En nv vi ir ro on nm me en nt ta al l M Ma an na ag ge em me en nt t a an nd d T Te ec ch hn ni ic ca al l S Sa af fe et ty y ASBESTOS Safety is happy to advise you (à p.03, in the middle).ra at ti io on na al l E En nv vi ir ro on nm me en nt ta al l M Ma an na ag ge em me en nt t a an nd d T Te ec ch hn ni ic ca al l S Sa af fe et ty y CDS Page: 14 Description CDs consist of a plastic substrate, a layer of aluminum and a protective coating.It is possible to dismantle and recycle the various components.Disposal Old CDs can be taken to the recycling depot.(à p. 3, at the top) Packaging and cases should be removed beforehand.G6 -Operational Environmental Management and Technical Safety is happy to advise you (à p.03, in the middle).Please note • sweepings • vacuum cleaner bags • plastic waste • used paper hand towels • residual waste • recyclable materials • animal proteinCDs containing confidential data must be destroyed mechanically before being taken for recycling.(

FAU' s
Data Protection Officer, Mr. Gärtner -25860 is happy to advise you.If you have questions concerning waste disposal, G6 -Operational Environmental Management and Technical Safety is happy to advise you (à p.03, in the middle).
ra at ti io on na al l E En nv vi ir ro on nm me en nt ta al l M Ma an na ag ge em me en nt t a an nd d T Te ec ch hn ni ic ca al l S Sa af fe et ty y ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC WASTE Page: 17 Description Electrical and electronic waste consists of electrical and electronic equipment and parts of devices that are no longer required.These devices include valuable raw materials and substances that are damaging to the environment.The Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (Elektronikgerätegesetz) regulates the provisions for taking back and disposing of this waste.(www.umwelt-online.de/regelwerk/abfall/krwabfg/reeg_ges.htm).Disposal 1.
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pe er ra at ti io on na al l E En nv vi ir ro on nm me en nt ta al l M Ma an na ag ge em me en nt t a an nd d T Te ec ch hn ni ic ca al l S Sa af fe et ty y BATTERIES AND RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES Page: 11 Description
Asbestos is a fiber with outstanding mechanical properties.For this reason, it was used a lot in the past.If disturbed, the tiny fibers can be released and inhaled, increasing the risk of lung cancer.Weakly bound asbestos poses the greatest threat.Asbestos is legally processed and imported in large quantities in China and above all in Russia.
Batteries are largely composed of valuable materials such as zinc, nickel, iron, steel, manganese or aluminum.In addition, used batteries may also contain heavy metals or hazardous materials.Used batteries must be returned, not disposed of in residual waste.DisposalA special return system has been set up in order to re-gain a large part of the valuable materials and in order to avoid possibly spreading heavy metals into the environment.REBAT is the largest return system for batteries from devices in Germany.Small quantities are collected in boxes (see picture).Larger quantities are collected in yellowDisposalPlease contact G6 -Operational Environmental Management and Technical Safety if you suspect that asbestos is contained.Objects made of asbestos must not be• broken • worked on (sanded or separated using an angle grinder...)• cleaned (using a high pressure washer, brushing...)Occupational Safety (Mr. Schüller, -26631) is happy to advise you on how to handle asbestos.

G6 -Operational Environmental Management and Technical Safety
(à p.03, in the middle).barrels.Barrels are available at FAU's recycling depot.Containers from CCR-rebat are available at the following locations:Erlangen city center