[Histonet] Disposal of MMA & BPO Waste

[Brad Herschler]

We use an MMA embedding technique similar to that used for histology in our
lab.  We sent a request to our campus Chemical Waste Management for the MMA
waste mixture to be disposed of, but they are refusing because they say the
mixture is too hazardous.  The mixture contains 1gram of benzoyl peroxide
(BPO) per 100mL of MMA.  Chemical Waste Management informed us that MMA in
the presence of BPO is highly reactive.

We would like to know: for histology, how is MMA + BPO waste normally
disposed of?

Thanks