| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 48.08 |
| Liaison | Maddie LoDico |
| Submission Date | Feb. 5, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Colby College
OP-21: Hazardous Waste Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Bruce
McDougal Director of Safety Human Resources |
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?:
A brief description of steps taken to reduce hazardous, special (e.g. coal ash), universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
The State of Maine has a program for all colleges, universities and large quantity hazardous waste generators that regulates hazardous waste, universal waste and non-regulated chemical waste disposal and requires these institutions to have a waste reduction plan. Under Federal rules, Colby would be classified as an exempt small quantity hazardous waste generator; however, the State of Maine rules for Hazardous Waste classification and management are more stringent and the College is classified as a large quantity hazardous waste generator.
A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
Colby adheres to the State of ME environmental regulations for the disposal of hazardous, universal & chemical waste. The State of ME environmental regulations are significantly more stringent than federal regulations for these items. See website URLs below for regulations Colby follows for waste disposal.
The website URL where information about hazardous materials management is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Website URL where more information about universal waste management is available: http://www.maine.gov/dep/waste/hazardouswaste/documents/uwhandbook.pdf
Website URL where more information about universal waste management is available: http://www.maine.gov/dep/waste/hazardouswaste/documents/uwhandbook.pdf
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