| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 45.20 |
| Liaison | Scott Carlin |
| Submission Date | July 15, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
LIU Post
OP-25: Hazardous Waste Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Lynn
Minutaglio ESHM Facilities Services |
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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
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A brief description of steps taken to reduce hazardous, special (e.g. coal ash), universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
LIU Post actively seeks to reduce hazardous, special, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste by promoting waste minimization initiatives with students, faculty, and staff, such as re-using, recycling and/or replacing materials with less harmful products.
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A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
LIU Post utilizes permitted waste transporters and storage facilities to handle the disposal of all hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste. All final treatment/disposal facilities will be in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
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A brief description of any significant hazardous material release incidents during the previous three years, including volume, impact and response/remediation:
None.
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A brief description of any inventory system employed by the institution to facilitate the reuse or redistribution of laboratory chemicals:
All affected departments have detailed chemical inventories which at a minimum are updated on an annual basis providing them with a helpful resource. Lab Managers at LIU Post then work collectively to assist one another in sharing unused/unwanted products.
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Does the institution have or participate in a program to responsibly recycle, reuse, and/or refurbish all electronic waste generated by the institution?:
Yes
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Does the institution have or participate in a program to responsibly recycle, reuse, and/or refurbish electronic waste generated by students?:
Yes
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A brief description of the electronic waste recycling program(s):
E-waste including but not limited to: monitors, CPUs, telephones, televisions, printers, servers, obsolete lab equipment are stored in a designated location in the Library basement. Computers are brought to the Office of Information Technology (OIT) for evaluation. OIT will store them for spare parts use, donate them to other institutions for further use or determine if they need to be disposed of. All recycling documentation is maintained by the Department of Facilities Services. This includes an inventory of items recycled and a Certificate of Recycling. Any student generated e-waste will be managed with the institution-generated materials. Students may coordinate a removal through the
Residence Life Staff or Facilities Services personnel will ensure that any items disposed of by students are relocated to the Library basement for temporary storage before removal by the e-waste vendor.
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A brief description of steps taken to ensure that e-waste is recycled responsibly, workers’ basic safety is protected, and environmental standards are met:
LIU Post works with a local e-waste vendor that provides on-site electronics removal, data destruction and environmentally responsible e-waste recycling solutions. As an R2/ISO14001 certified recycler with membership in the National Association for Information Destruction (NAID), our vendor protects clients from liability, providing recycling compliant with all federal, state and local laws.
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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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