Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 56.21
Liaison Robert Monico
Submission Date July 19, 2016
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Fleming College
OP-21: Hazardous Waste Management

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.00 / 1.00 Kayla Smith
Facilities & Energy Management Specialist
Operations
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Part 1 

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?:
No

A brief description of steps taken to reduce hazardous, special (e.g. coal ash), universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
No formal program in place. Safely dispose of yes, minimize no.

A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
Fleming utilizes the services of 3rd party contractors ( Photech Environmental / Environmental Control Systems) to ensure that hazardous waste is disposed of properly and safely. The process used by Fleming to deal with hazardous waste is as follows: 1) Faculty / Staff notify Facilities team that they have hazardous waste to be picked up. 2) Facilities team picks up and takes to secure storage area (i.e. HazMat room at Sutherland Campus) 3) Once a certain volume has been accumulated, the Facilities Team notifies the contractor to come and pick up / transport / dispose of the hazardous waste. 4) The proper disposal of the hazardous material is verified through receipt of signed documentation from the Ontario Ministry of Environment.

A brief description of any significant hazardous material release incidents during the previous three years, including volume, impact and response/remediation:
None

A brief description of any inventory system employed by the institution to facilitate the reuse or redistribution of laboratory chemicals:
None

Part 2 

Does the institution have or participate in a program to responsibly recycle, reuse, and/or refurbish electronic waste generated by the institution?:
Yes

Does the institution have or participate in a program to responsibly recycle, reuse, and/or refurbish electronic waste generated by students?:
No

If yes to either of the above, provide:

A brief description of the electronic waste recycling program(s), including information about how electronic waste generated by the institution and/or students is recycled:
The process used at Fleming is as follows: IT fills out a Asset Disposal Form that is sent to purchasing for approval. Once approved a 3rd party contractor (Revolution) is contacted for pick up. Recycled waste includes anything with a circuit board (ie printer/ computer/ UPS/ microwaves). A certificate is provided by electronic waste recyclers to confirm recycling done properly and safely.

Is the institution’s electronic waste recycler certified under the e-Stewards and/or Responsible Recycling (R2) standards?:
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Optional Fields 

Electronic waste recycled or otherwise diverted from the landfill or incinerator during the most recent year for which data is available during the previous three years:
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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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