| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 36.94 |
| Liaison | David Greenwood |
| Submission Date | Nov. 12, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Lakehead University
OP-25: Hazardous Waste Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.75 / 1.00 |
Andrew
Carr STARS Researcher Centre for Place and Sustainability Studies |
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:
Hug Briggs of physical plant commented that Ontario has strong regulation in the disposal of hazardous waste disposal. Lakehead's formal policy is to remain compliant with the Ontario regulations when disposing of all hazardous materials. Very few chemicals which would be considered hazardous are non-regulated in Ontario.
A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
Lakehead follows Ontario regulation 347 (GENERAL — WASTE MANAGEMENT) made under the Ontario Environmental Protection act of 1990.
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
Does the institution have or participate in a program to responsibly recycle, reuse, and/or refurbish all 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):
Lakehead has a contract with a company which specializes in recycling of e waste. In the past LUSU has organized events for students to drop off e waste, but on a day-to-day basis there is no place for students to dispose of personal e waste.
A brief description of steps taken to ensure that e-waste is recycled responsibly, workers’ basic safety is protected, and environmental standards are met:
No steps are taken to ensure that e-waste is recycled responsibly as the service is contracted out.
The website URL where information about the institution’s hazardous and electronic-waste recycling programs is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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