National Cheng Kung University attaches importance to the possible environment problem caused by waste, and formulates a detailed classification and clearance process to deal with the harmful waste.

NCKU Center for Occupational Safety and Health and Environmental Protection is responsible for the experimental waste clearance over the campus. According to the government’s environmental protection regulations, the center formulated “NCKU Waste Water Management Regulations for Department Buildings and Laboratories” and “NCKU Management Process for Laboratory Hazardous Materials” to specify the classification and recycling processes. The center also holds environmental safety training activities regularly.

1. General Waste (domestic refuse)
The General Service Division is in charge, implements daily spot clearance and monthly reports to the Environmental Protection Bureau about the recycling data.

2. Hazardous Waste (experimental waste included)
The Center for Occupational Safety and Health and Environmental Protection is in charge, implements monthly spot clearance according to the Management Process for Laboratory Hazardous Materials.

NCKU prevents the occurrence of dangerous events caused by hazardous substances through rigorous classification and tracking, under the management responsibility of the research agency.

Additionally, NCKU assists in collecting and managing waste disposal from schools and affiliated laboratories at all levels. In accordance with the government’s “Regulations for the Joint Disposal and Treatment of Business Waste by Educational Institutions”, NCKU established the “Environmental Resource Research and Management Center Joint Association”, aiming to effectively address waste disposal needs for schools and their affiliated laboratories. Each year, the center organizes three laboratory waste disposal briefings in northern, central, and southern Taiwan. These briefings promote and explain the Ministry of Education’s annual Campus Environmental Protection and Waste Management and Environmental Protection Regulations, and provide assistance with regional waste management.