| Overall Rating | Bronze |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 34.79 |
| Liaison | Eric Dodge |
| Submission Date | Dec. 30, 2022 |
Hanover College
OP-20: Hazardous Waste Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
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:
Reducing hazardous waste -
Universal Waste - We are phasing out mercury containing bulbs and using the lower mercury bulbs or moving towards LED lighting whenever replacing bulbs.
A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
We bulk our laboratory waste in the hood of the chemical storage room. Once a year we have a consultant Tradebe give us a quote for disposal. We have all of our people involved with this process DOT Hazardous Waste Certified. Our Chemical Hygiene Officer oversees this process in conjunction with the EHS Director.
Universal Waste - We have a contractor come and collect all of our universal waste on campus yearly or as needed. We have yearly training for our maintenance staff on handling, disposal and replacement of different types of bulbs.
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 currently
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:
We have an E-Waste recycler (Technology Recyclers) come in twice a year and collect E-Waste.
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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