Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 50.82
Liaison Amanda Whittingham
Submission Date Sept. 11, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

Fanshawe College
OP-20: Electronic Waste Recycling Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Nancy Chipps-Drummond
Clerk
Purchasinf and Accounts Payable - Fixed Assests
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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 electronic waste generated by students and take measures to ensure that the electronic waste is recycled responsibly?:
Yes

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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:
Research is done to make sure the companies we work with recycle and dispose of items properly. All the recyclers we work with are OES certified. Our safety policies and guidelines ensure workers' safety.

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A brief description of the electronic waste recycling program for institution-generated materials:
Office PCs needing to be disposed of are taken to Technical Support Services (TSS), who take ownership. Parts are used and hard drives secured. Other office electronics are evaluated and either kept for sale or sent to recycle. Scrap items and office PCs no longer useful go to TSS, which are recycled. Good and useful pieces are kept and sold at sidewalk sales.

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A brief description of the electronic waste recycling program for student-generated materials :
Electronics collection bins are located at the bookstore for students to drop items off. We also host move out day e waste collections.

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