| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 75.65 |
| Liaison | Maddie LoDico |
| Submission Date | Dec. 12, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Colby College
OP-25: Hazardous Waste Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.75 / 1.00 |
Jason
Fish Director of Safety Human Resources |
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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
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A brief description of steps taken to reduce hazardous, special (e.g. coal ash), universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
Colby adheres to all Maine Department of Environmental Protection regulations, which are stricter than Federal standards. Colby is classified as a large quantity hazardous waste generator, mostly from our photography and science labs.
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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. We are also implementing a silver recovery unit in our photo labs, our chemistry department has unique policies to minimize its waste, our biomedical waste is disposed of by a certified third-party company, and our radioactive waste is minimized and stored until it is harmless and no longer radioactive.
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A brief description of any significant hazardous material release incidents during the previous three years, including volume, impact and response/remediation:
There have not been any significant hazardous material release incidents in the past three years.
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A brief description of any inventory system employed by the institution to facilitate the reuse or redistribution of laboratory chemicals:
There are no institutional level inventory systems to facilitate the reuse or distribution of laboratory chemicals, but the chemistry department does have its own system in place.
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Does the institution have or participate in a program to responsibly recycle, reuse, and/or refurbish all electronic waste generated by the institution?:
Yes
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Does the institution have or participate in a program to responsibly recycle, reuse, and/or refurbish electronic waste generated by students?:
No
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A brief description of the electronic waste recycling program(s):
All Colby computers that are being replaced are offered to local schools for their use. All items not wanted by the schools are donated to the local SKILLS program. If the SKILLS program can't reuse them, then they dispose of it at an eWaste facility and charge Colby.
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A brief description of steps taken to ensure that e-waste is recycled responsibly, workers’ basic safety is protected, and environmental standards are met:
Colby adheres to State of ME regulations regarding any disposal of electronic waste. For information on these regulations, go to: http://www.maine.gov/dep/rwm/recycle/tvcomputerguidelines.htm
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The website URL where information about the institution’s hazardous and electronic-waste recycling programs is available:
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