| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 47.19 |
| Liaison | V.S. (Raghu) Raghavan |
| Submission Date | Sept. 6, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Mount Holyoke College
OP-21: Hazardous Waste Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.00 / 1.00 |
Nancy
Apple Director Environmental Health & Safety |
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:
The College employs several strategies for reducing chemical waste. An on-line chemical inventory in the sciences allows all faculty and staff to check availability prior to ordering new chemicals. Chemicals are purchased in limited quantities, so that it can all be used. Science courses have actively worked to reduce the amount and toxicity of chemicals used.
A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
Mount Holyoke College disposes all hazardous special universal chemicals in accordance with RCRA (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act). Non-regulated chemicals are evaluated and often also sent to licensed facilities. Waste is shipped to several licensed waste management facilities . The preferred disposal methods are recycling, treatment, and incineration.
The website URL where information about hazardous materials management is available:
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