Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 61.45
Liaison Alan Brew
Submission Date July 30, 2011
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STARS v1.0

Northland College
OP-20: Electronic Waste Recycling Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00
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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:
Electronics are collected from across campus and shipped to a local recycling company. We follow best practices in materials handling as outlined by the EPA and DNR, and train and review on a regular basis.

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A brief description of the electronic waste recycling program for institution-generated materials:
We ship our electronic waste to a regional recycling company (5-R in Ladysmith).

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A brief description of the electronic waste recycling program for student-generated materials :
We have an annual collection drive for student and community generated waste, working with 5Rs of Ladysmith. Some electronics are offered for reuse at the campus Reuse Center.

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