| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 35.50 |
| Liaison | Tracey Coronado |
| Submission Date | March 23, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Missouri State University
OP-21: Hazardous Waste Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Tamera
Jahnke Dean College of Natural and Applied Sciences |
Does the institution have strategies in place to safely dispose of all hazardous, 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, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
The Environmental Management Department promotes waste minimization through training/outreach and by encouraging units to minimize the volume of chemicals purchased and stored and to consider purchasing less-hazardous product options.
A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
MSU has strategies and procedures to safely dispose of all hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste. The Environmental Management Department manages hazardous and universal waste generated on campus to ensure regulatory compliance and proper disposal. Wastes are disposed through licensed/permitted contractors (i.e. Veolia Environmental Solutions, Waste Management, etc.) Non-regulated chemical wastes are disposed appropriately.
The website URL where information about hazardous materials management is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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