| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 66.56 |
| Liaison | David Blodgett |
| Submission Date | March 13, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Babson College
OP-25: Hazardous Waste Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.00 / 1.00 |
Steve
Tolley Assistant Director, Ground, Building Services & Sustainability Facilities Management & Planning |
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Does the institution have strategies in place to safely dispose of all hazardous, special (e.g. coal ash), universal, and non-regulated chemical waste and seek to minimize the presence of these materials on campus?:
Yes
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A brief description of steps taken to reduce hazardous, special (e.g. coal ash), universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
Babson employs an environmental health and safety consultant to help develop and monitor these waste streams. We have in place an Environmental Crisis Management Plan, SPCC Plan, Chemical and pesticide inventory, lab chemical purchasing protocol, oil and water separators on drains, regular catch basin cleaning, latex paint recycling, fluorescent bulb recycling, and a program for maintenance/monitoring of USTs and ASTs. We also work to substitute less harmful materials for those that may be hazardous. Weekly inspections of Hazardous Waste collection areas are performed to ensure safety and compliance. Stage I and Stage II vapor recovery systems on gasoline service station are performed weekly in accordance with state requirements. Because Babson does not have a central plant and Babson is a business school with minimal lab space, our campus has significantly less hazardous waste than others might.
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A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
Babson contracts for regularly scheduled waste pick ups for these materials. The college trains employees on the proper handling of wastes. We have a written Haz Waste and Universal Waste management Program
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A brief description of any significant hazardous material release incidents during the previous three years, including volume, impact and response/remediation:
NA. Because Babson does not have a central plant and Babson is a business school with minimal lab space, our campus has significantly less hazardous waste than others might.
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A brief description of any inventory system employed by the institution to facilitate the reuse or redistribution of laboratory chemicals:
Babson had only one lab on campus. Measures have been put in place to control chemical use and tranfer of chemicals to groups that need them, Including another institution.
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Does the institution have or participate in a program to responsibly recycle, reuse, and/or refurbish all electronic waste generated by the institution?:
Yes
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Does the institution have or participate in a program to responsibly recycle, reuse, and/or refurbish electronic waste generated by students?:
Yes
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A brief description of the electronic waste recycling program(s):
Computers are leased and turned back to a vendor. Items that are not part of lease are collected by Building Services Staff and taken to local recycle center for processing.Phones purchased by Facilities Management and Planning that are not returned to our vendor have been given to local police departments to assist at risk members of the community who need a communication device.
Babson has a central e-waste collection station at our sustainability office in the Campus Center for the community to drop items off.
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A brief description of steps taken to ensure that e-waste is recycled responsibly, workers’ basic safety is protected, and environmental standards are met:
Staff put in work orders to have Facilities collect any e-waste materials, and Babson has reviewed its e-waste processor to ensure that all materials are re-used, recycled, or properly disposed of.
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The website URL where information about the institution’s hazardous and electronic-waste recycling programs is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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