Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 60.65
Liaison Michael Amadori
Submission Date March 5, 2021

STARS v2.2

Hobart and William Smith Colleges
OP-20: Hazardous Waste Management

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Howard Simmons
Director
Facilities
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Part 1. Hazardous waste minimization and disposal

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

A brief description of steps taken to reduce hazardous, special (e.g. coal ash), universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
Many professors and staff within the sciences are open to switching to new, less-hazardous alternatives if the new chemical has no short-comings in performance and is comparable in cost.

A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
Chemical waste generated through the science departments is temporarily stored in nonflammable safety cabinets. Twice a year, a certified hazardous materials manager from Disposal Connections Inc. inventories, documents and overpacks (i.e. process of placing the chemicals into drums that comply with Department of Transportation haz-waste regulations) the waste for removal by Clean Harbors Waste Disposal Company from the haz-mat storage container.
https://www.disposalconnections.com/

All departments using hazardous waste or dangerous chemicals have a Chemical Hygiene Plan outlining the risks and procedures involved with handling chemicals found in their individual laboratories. Some examples are:
https://www.hws.edu/offices/pdf/chp_geoscience.pdf
https://www.hws.edu/offices/hr/Safety%20Programs/chp_chemistry.pdf
https://www.hws.edu/offices/hr/Safety%20Programs/chp_fli.pdf

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

A brief description of any inventory system employed by the institution to facilitate the reuse or redistribution of laboratory chemicals:
The inventory system was written by Microsoft Access. We do not reuse any chemicals from our stock, but the Colleges update the database when chemicals are moved around amongst the Colleges’ different departments.

Part 2. Electronic waste diversion

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?:
Yes

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:
All college e-waste is diverted to the Colleges' central electronic waste holding area. Once a full load has been gathered, the e-waste handler takes the load for proper disposal (or resale). http://www.ewaste.com/

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

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s hazardous waste program 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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