| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 54.92 |
| Liaison | Leila Lamoureux |
| Submission Date | Dec. 9, 2024 |
Babson College
OP-11: Materials Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 4.00 |
Leila
Lamoureux Director, Sustainability and Campus Utilization Facilities |
11.1 Surplus and reuse programs
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s surplus program:
Buy Nothing Babson
The Buy Nothing Babson space on webex is accessible to the community and it greatly utilized by employees. It is a space for items that are usable but no longer needed. Items from /for home or from/for office. You can post to "Give" or post to "Ask".
The Buy Nothing Project is a worldwide network of gift economies, bringing people together to Give, Ask & Receive items and serives. Everyone is welcome, all gifts have the same value (literally priceless), and everyone contributes to building a lasting wealth of connections between neighbors and their resilient local circular economy.
Does the institution have or participate in a reuse program through which employees and/or students can donate personal items for redistribution?:
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s reuse program:
Buy Nothing Babson
The Buy Nothing Babson space on webex is accessible to the community and it greatly utilized by employees. It is a space for items that are usable but no longer needed. Items from /for home or from/for office. You can post to "Give" or post to "Ask".
The Buy Nothing Project is a worldwide network of gift economies, bringing people together to Give, Ask & Receive items and serives. Everyone is welcome, all gifts have the same value (literally priceless), and everyone contributes to building a lasting wealth of connections between neighbors and their resilient local circular economy.
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11.2 Single-use disposable plastics program
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s composting program:
Does the institution have or participate in a reusable container program designed to reduce the use of single-use disposable plastic?:
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s reusable container program:
Our dining facilities utilize reusable food containers, which are sold to student and faculty on a deposit system, and refunded when the student or faculty member returns the clean container. The college also has refillable water stations throughout the campus to encourage the use of refillable water bottles.
Has the institution eliminated the on-site use of at least one form of single-use disposable plastic?:
Has the institution eliminated the on-site sales and distribution of all single-use disposable plastic food containers, utensils, and beverage cups?:
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s single-use disposable plastics program:
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11.3 Electronic waste management
Does the institution have or participate in a program designed to collect e-waste from students for recycling and/or preparation for reuse? (required):
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s e-waste collection programs:
The college has electronic drop-boxes throughout the campus intended for students and faculty to drop unwanted batteries, cell phones, and other electronics that are broken, unusable, or otherwise unwanted. These items are collected and sorted for processing by Wellesley Recycling
Does the institution use an e-waste recycler that is certified to a qualifying standard?:
Standard to which the institution’s e-waste recycler is certified:
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11.4 Hazardous waste management and disclosure
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s hazardous waste management program or protocol:
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
Does the institution publish information about the specific types of hazardous waste it generates and how they are disposed of, recycled, and/or prepared for reuse?:
Online resource that provides information about the specific types of hazardous waste managed by the institution:
Document that provides information about the specific types of hazardous waste managed by the institution:
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