Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 50.46
Liaison Elissa Brown
Submission Date May 9, 2011
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.0

College of Saint Benedict
OP-20: Electronic Waste Recycling Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.50 / 1.00 Margaret Rothstein
Sustainability Intern
Sustainability Office
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Does the institution have a program in place to recycle, reuse, and/or refurbish all electronic waste generated by the institution and take measures to ensure that the electronic waste is recycled responsibly?:
Yes

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Does the institution have a program in place to recycle, reuse, and/or refurbish all electronic waste generated by students and take measures to ensure that the electronic waste is recycled responsibly?:
No

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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:
The Facilities Maint. Dept. does recycle the institution’s electronics. It is taken to Appliance Recyclers, south of St. Cloud. We do pay for this service. And we also take anything we find in the trash to the same place.

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A brief description of the electronic waste recycling program for institution-generated materials:
The institution always tries to refurbish materials whenever possible to be used on campus or sold. When this is not an option, it is sold to a licensed e-waste company.

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A brief description of the electronic waste recycling program for student-generated materials :
Students are responsible for recycling their own electronic watse. Any waste found in the trash is taken out by our staff and brought to Appliance Recyclers in St. Cloud.

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The website URL where information about the e-waste recycling program is available:
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