| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 63.89 |
| Liaison | Carly Thibodeau |
| Submission Date | July 7, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Endicott College
OP-25: Hazardous Waste Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.00 / 1.00 |
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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:
We have a safety committee and procedures to comply with all regulations. Regulated wastes include chemical waste and universal wastes. Universal waste is picked up by a R2 certified recycling company that safely transports and recycles the materials.
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A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
Clean Harbors disposes of any hazardous, special, universal, or non-regulated chemical waste when necessary.
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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:
None
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A brief description of any inventory system employed by the institution to facilitate the reuse or redistribution of laboratory chemicals:
We have only one chemical stockroom and a single point of contact for chemical purchasing and use. In this way chemicals are shared across departments and professors.
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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?:
Yes
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A brief description of the electronic waste recycling program(s):
E-Waste is stored at the physical plant building. Staff and faculty call the physical plant staff to remove E-Waste from an office or classroom. Electricians, plumbers, carpenters, etc. routinely bring E-Waste from work-orders and projects back to the physical plant to be stored for pick-up by a R2 certified recycling company.
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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:
E-Waste is stored at the physical plant building in a 20 yard container and it is removed by a R2 certified company called Electronix Redux out of Norfolk, MA. Any company that is hired to remove E-Waste must provide a certificate of destruction and insurance forms. Any company hired must recycle electronics domestically and meet environmental standards.
Employees from Physical Plant attend 24 hr DOT Training, 8 hr Hazardous Waste Training and 40 hr OSHA/EPA emergency response training.
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The website URL where information about the institution’s hazardous and electronic-waste recycling programs is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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