Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 70.62
Liaison Darcy Coughlan
Submission Date Dec. 22, 2022

STARS v2.2

Coastal Carolina University
OP-20: Hazardous Waste Management

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Darcy Coughlan
Associate Director
Sustain Coastal
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Part 1. Hazardous waste minimization and disposal

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

A brief description of steps taken to reduce hazardous, special (e.g. coal ash), universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
We work with multiple Departments on campus to make sure the chemicals we are using are safe. We also require the review of any projects being conducted that would potentially produce large amounts of waste, to ensure best practices are used to reduce the amount of waste generated. Waste intensive projects are either not approved or modified for waste reduction.

https://www.coastal.edu/ehs/chemicalhygieneplan/

A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
For disposal we work with companies that are licensed to transport and dispose of waste and track it through a manifest form.

https://www.coastal.edu/ehs/chemicalhygieneplan/

A brief description of any significant hazardous material release incidents during the previous three years, including volume, impact and response/remediation:
We keep inventory of the chemicals on campus, sometimes reusing or redistributing when possible. However, due to the small amount of waste we generate, it's uncommon.

https://www.coastal.edu/ehs/chemicalhygieneplan/

A brief description of any inventory system employed by the institution to facilitate the reuse or redistribution of laboratory chemicals:
We promote waste reduction and chemical substitution to less harmful chemicals in Laboratory Safety Training (EHS #2007) and Hazardous Communication (EHS # 2006) to applicable staff.

https://www.coastal.edu/ehs/chemicalhygieneplan/

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 the institution?:
Yes

Does the institution have or participate in a program to responsibly recycle, reuse, and/or refurbish electronic waste generated by students?:
Yes

If yes to either of the above, provide:

A brief description of the electronic waste recycling program(s), including information about how electronic waste generated by the institution and/or students is recycled:
Sustain Coastal provides electronic recycling bins in all academic, administrative and athletic buildings on campus. Electronic waste regularly recycled on CCU's campus include: used batteries (alkaline, non-alkaline, lead-acid); techno trash (used ink cartridges, computers, computer parts and accessories, cell phones, CDs, floppy disks, VHS tapes); and empty ink cartridges.

Sustain Coastal collects electronic waste and sorts the material to ensure proper recycling. Sustain Coastal also works with specific companies to recycle alkaline batteries, lead-acid batteries, and used-ink cartridges. Non-alkaline batteries, and electronic items such as computers, keyboards, cell phones, etc. are brought to the central receiving warehouse on campus where items are sent to Intelligent Lifecycle Solutions who then recycle the e-waste.

In FY22, CCU recycled the following amount of electronic waste:

Computers and Electronics - 15,869 lbs
Lead-Acid Battery Recycling - 2,130 lbs
Alkaline Battery Recycling - 400 lbs
Ink Cartridge /Toner Recycling - 322 lbs

Intelligent Lifecycle Solutions is fully accredited: ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018 and Responsible Recycling R2:2013 Recycler. URL: https://lifecycle.solutions/

Is the institution’s electronic waste recycler certified under the e-Stewards and/or Responsible Recycling (R2) standards?:
Yes

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s hazardous waste program is available:
https://www.coastal.edu/ehs/chemicalhygieneplan/

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
https://www.coastal.edu/sustain/campussustainabilityinitiatives/recycling/
https://lifecycle.solutions/

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