Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 52.15
Liaison Laura Young
Submission Date April 14, 2011
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STARS v1.0

Michigan State University
OP-20: Electronic Waste Recycling Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Kris Jolley
Director
MSU Recycling and Surplus Store
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Does the institution have a program in place to recycle, reuse, and/or refurbish all electronic waste generated by the institution and take measures to ensure that the electronic waste is recycled responsibly?:
Yes

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Does the institution have a program in place to recycle, reuse, and/or refurbish all electronic waste generated by students and take measures to ensure that the electronic waste is recycled responsibly?:
Yes

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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:
All electronic waste is disposed of through the Surplus Store operation. Items that cannot be resold are recycled through a vendor. The Surplus Store operation began accepting electronic waste from students in 2009.

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A brief description of the electronic waste recycling program for institution-generated materials:
Materials are collected and sorted; then resold or sent to a local e-waste recycling processor. The processors site and downstream processes are reviewed periodically.

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A brief description of the electronic waste recycling program for student-generated materials :
Students are encouraged to drop materials off at the Surplus Store. Accepted materials are processed in the same manner as institution generated materials.

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The website URL where information about the e-waste recycling program is available:
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