| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 54.23 |
| Liaison | Jeff Jeremiason |
| Submission Date | Nov. 30, 2021 |
Gustavus Adolphus College
OP-20: Hazardous Waste Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Dale
Plemmons Director, Environmental Health, Safety & Risk Management Finance |
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?:
A brief description of steps taken to reduce hazardous, special (e.g. coal ash), universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
Gustavus has taken multiple steps to reduce hazardous waste on campus. These include:
Microscale experiments
Substitution of less hazardous products
neutralization
A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
In order to ensure that hazardous and non-regulated chemical waste is properly disposed of Gustavus follows best waste disposal practices. This includes:
Collection
Segregation
Approved contractor
Proper shipping methods
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:
Gustavus uses a campus-wide inventory system to facilitate the reuse and redistribution of laboratory chemicals. This central chemical inventory includes a computerized inventory system that uses barcodes to communicate chemical information, container size, and quality.
Does the institution have or participate in a program to responsibly recycle, reuse, and/or refurbish electronic waste generated by the institution?:
Does the institution have or participate in a program to responsibly recycle, reuse, and/or refurbish electronic waste generated by students?:
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:
Gustavus Technology Services centralizes campus and student generated electronic waste and recycles it through an approved vendor - PCs for People in Mankato. https://www.pcsforpeople.org/
Is the institution’s electronic waste recycler certified under the e-Stewards and/or Responsible Recycling (R2) standards?:
Website URL where information about the institution’s hazardous waste program is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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