| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.20 |
| Liaison | Denice Koljonen |
| Submission Date | Feb. 17, 2022 |
Boston College
OP-20: Hazardous Waste Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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0.50 / 1.00 |
Gail
Hall Director, Environmental Health & Safety Environmental Health & Safety |
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Part 1. Hazardous waste minimization and disposal
Yes
A brief description of steps taken to reduce hazardous, special (e.g. coal ash), universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
The University uses greener or biodegradable cleaning chemicals in its Facilities operations. We use a mail-in battery recycling program, and electronics and universal waste recycling.
A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
The University contracts with commercial vendors for disposal of chemical waste.
A brief description of any significant hazardous material release incidents during the previous three years, including volume, impact and response/remediation:
The University has not had any significant hazardous materials release incidents during the last three years.
A brief description of any inventory system employed by the institution to facilitate the reuse or redistribution of laboratory chemicals:
The University has a laboratory chemical redistribution program. Boston College uses the ChemTracker module on the BioRAFT platform to manage the laboratory chemical inventory. When a lab retires or moves, the chemicals that are left behind are evaluated by operations personnel, then made available to other users. We are able to record ownership changes in the inventory system.
Part 2. Electronic waste diversion
Yes
Does the institution have or participate in a program to responsibly recycle, reuse, and/or refurbish electronic waste generated by students?:
No
If yes to either of the above, provide:
For replacement of office equipment the recycling is part of the negotiated contract for new equipment. For all other equipment we use a commercial recycler.
Is the institution’s electronic waste recycler certified under the e-Stewards and/or Responsible Recycling (R2) standards?:
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Optional Fields
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