| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.91 |
| Liaison | Susan Powers |
| Submission Date | April 10, 2024 |
Clarkson University
OP-20: Hazardous Waste Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.50 / 1.00 |
Erica
Arnold Environmental Health & Safety Manager / Radiation Safety Officer Human Resources |
Part 1. Hazardous waste minimization and disposal
A brief description of steps taken to reduce hazardous, special (e.g. coal ash), universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
The University's Chemical Hygiene Plan includes details for inventory control and lab decommissioning that are intended to reduce the quantity of hazardous waste generations. Chemistry labs use green chemistry approaches (e.g., small volumes) to reduce waste generation as part of the education of our students. We neutralize acids and bases. We also use an electronic system called MSDSonline for inventory and materials compatibility control.
A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
The university follows all federal and state regulations for dealing with hazardous and special wastes (sharps, broken glass, and non regulated materials such as used oil). A third-party regulated hauler is contracted to manage hazardous and universal waste. See pp. 44-51 of the University Chemical Hygiene plan for details.
A brief description of any significant hazardous material release incidents during the previous three years, including volume, impact and response/remediation:
No significant spills from 2021-2023.
A brief description of any inventory system employed by the institution to facilitate the reuse or redistribution of laboratory chemicals:
An electronic system called MSDSonline (https://chemmanagement.ehs.com/9/ebinder) is used for the inventory management of chemicals on campus. This system allows Clarkson University faculty, staff and students to see what chemicals we have on campus already and where they are located before purchasing something new. It also allows internal users to see what chemicals are available for redistribution after a lab closes and no longer needs the chemicals in the space.
Part 2. Electronic waste diversion
Does the institution have or participate in a program to responsibly recycle, reuse, and/or refurbish electronic waste generated by students?:
If yes to either of the above, provide:
Clarkson uses West Parishville Metals for electronic waste recycling and NLR, Inc. for recycling of batteries, bulbs and ballasts. Central collection areas for batteries, bulbs and ballasts are set up in each building on campus for the collection of such items and then custodians will bring any full containers to our central storage area in the Facilities building. When computers and cellphones are no longer needed by an individual on campus, they are cleaned of sensitive information by OIT and then reused in new locations on campus to the extent possible before final disposal for recycling.
Is the institution’s electronic waste recycler certified under the e-Stewards and/or Responsible Recycling (R2) standards?:
Optional Fields
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Data provided in Fall 2022
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