Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 29.52
Liaison Logan Plaisted
Submission Date Sept. 25, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Illinois Institute of Technology
OP-21: Hazardous Waste Management

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Stephen Pepper
Assistant Director of Sustainability
Office of Campus Energy & Sustainability
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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?:
Yes

A brief description of steps taken to reduce hazardous, special (e.g. coal ash), universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
Our laboratory safety training emphasizes the reduction of hazardous waste. It encourages substitution and elimination of hazardous materials as much as possible.

A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
We contract hazardous material disposal to a company called Heritage Environmental. They specialize in the safe and sustainable handling and disposal of waste.

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?:
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:
Electronic waste generated by the institution, as well as waste gathered from students and the surrounding community at our annual E-Waste event, are recycled by Green Wave Computer Recycling, Chicago Surplus Computers, Regency Technologies, and RCtoner.

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

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:
5.50 Tons

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
https://iit.edu/news/iittoday/?tag=e-waste-collection

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Hazardous materials policy: https://web.iit.edu/sites/web/files/departments/general-counsel/policies/procedure_e4_safety_identification_classification_handling_hazardous_materials.pdf

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