| Overall Rating | Bronze |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 33.05 |
| Liaison | Lynda Koot |
| Submission Date | Nov. 8, 2021 |
The King's University
OP-20: Hazardous Waste Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.50 / 1.00 |
Lynda
Koot Building Services Manager Facilities |
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:
The laboratories have special waste collection containers for several waste streams including the following.
We have a provincial waste generator number and consign much of this waste to a disposal company once per calendar year in conjunction with other departments minimal amounts of hazardous waste. They process some of the waste to repurify solvents for in-house processes and send some to Swan Hills. I also have consigned the disposal of hazardous waste generated by facilities during this annual process.
We try to minimize the amount of waste we generate by designing greener labs that use fewer harmful chemicals or less solvent. We also have students work with a partner to minimize waste.
A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
Some wastes that we can treat ourselves include some acids and bases which we can neutralize in house before pouring down the drain. We can also treat shipping solutions for preserved organisms so that they are safe to pour down the drain. In these cases, we use the protocols developed and published by Dr. Margret-Ann Armour in the third edition of Hazardous Chemicals: Information and Disposal Guide (1987).
A brief description of any significant hazardous material release incidents during the previous three years, including volume, impact and response/remediation:
N/A
A brief description of any inventory system employed by the institution to facilitate the reuse or redistribution of laboratory chemicals:
The King's University encourages the borrowing and sharing of chemicals between labs and other departments at no extra cost to them. The Chemistry Department stores unexpired and unused surplus chemicals in it's chemical storage room for redistribution.
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:
Electronic waste is stored and then ERA is called a few (2-3) times per year and they pick everything up and take it away.
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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