| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 69.73 |
| Liaison | Lindsey Lyons |
| Submission Date | June 13, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Dickinson College
OP-20: Electronic Waste Recycling Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Kristen
Williams Financial Analyst Facilities Management |
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?:
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?:
A brief description of steps taken to ensure that e-waste is recycled responsibly, workers’ basic safety is protected, and environmental standards are met:
o The Library & Information Services Department manages the disposal of scrap electronics for the College through a contact with a local outside vendor. Scrap electronics includes CPUs, monitors, keyboards, mice, printers, televisions, telephones, or other electronic devices that contain a circuit board. These items are not specifically required to be managed as regulated waste; however, due to the lead content of printed circuitry, and the potential for other hazardous materials in electronics devices, scrap electronics must not be disposed in the municipal waste stream.
A brief description of the electronic waste recycling program for institution-generated materials:
All computers that are no longer operable are sent to a local business--The Computer Barn--for recycling purposes.
A brief description of the electronic waste recycling program for student-generated materials :
EarthNow, Dickinson’s student environmental club, manages the campus-wide recycling of cell phones. Additionally, there is a central distribution area in the college’s student union that provides recycling for ink cartridges and batteries.
The website URL where information about the e-waste recycling program is available:
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