| Overall Rating | Bronze |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 42.20 |
| Liaison | Tracy Harvey |
| Submission Date | Dec. 21, 2023 |
Loyola University Maryland
OP-20: Hazardous Waste Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.75 / 1.00 |
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:
Loyola has various plans in place for safety and to reduce the amount of hazardous, special, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste that include:
1. Loyola Waste Minimization Plan
2. Loyola Chemical Hygiene Plan
3. Loyola Hazmat Emergency Response Plan
A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
Loyola University has a robust Hazardous, Universal, and non-regulated chemical waste management program that is managed by the EHS department. As part of this program, Loyola has two Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) /Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) waste permits. Loyola follows all regulatory requirements for the safe and sustainable disposal of wastes generated. Loyola has been inspected by MDE several times and has passed all inspections.
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:
Loyola university only has one science building that houses Biology, Chemistry, Engineering and Physics together. Within the building, there are only a few locations where chemicals are stored and shared by the departments. Any unused chemicals are placed back into the storage rooms for later use.
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:
The majority of Loyola owned retired hardware is sold at online auction – reuse is the best form of recycling. Items that cannot be resold are recycled through A Better Way computer recycling, which is R2:2013 & RIOS:2016 Certified.
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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