Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 35.56
Liaison William Clancey
Submission Date Oct. 2, 2012
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STARS v1.2

Durham College
OP-21: Hazardous Waste Management

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Suzanne Chasse
Manager, Facilities Services
Facilities Services
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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

A brief description of steps taken to reduce hazardous, special (e.g. coal ash), universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:

Our auto-shop recycles all waste fluids which ensures oils, coolants, fuels, etc. are not put into the waste stream. Our contracted housekeeping company uses automated chemical dispensing units to reduce chemical usage and also attempts to use green chemicals where possible.


A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:

Detox and GFL are contracted to dispose of the waste in an environmentally friendly way.


The website URL where information about hazardous materials management is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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