| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 47.53 |
| Liaison | Kirsten Gabrielsen |
| Submission Date | Jan. 14, 2019 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Orange County Community College
OP-21: Hazardous Waste Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Kirsten
Gabrielsen Sustainability Coordinator Biology |
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:
Academic departments where hazardous chemicals are used have been advised to properly dispose of older and non essential chemicals. Now, only small quantities are being purchased as needed. Chemicals used for custodial purposes are now dispensed using a calibrated pump to ensure that only the recommended amounts are used.
A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
The college uses authorized carriers and dispose on County hazardous waste collection days.
A brief description of any significant hazardous material release incidents during the previous three years, including volume, impact and response/remediation:
None.
A brief description of any inventory system employed by the institution to facilitate the reuse or redistribution of laboratory chemicals:
The college does not store any more chemicals than what is needed for educational purposes. Therefore 're-use' is not an issue we need to worry about.
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:
We have a large storage container on campus near the IT building. All electronic materials are picked up by maintenance, IT workers, or student technicians and brought to the electronic recycling bin. When the bin is full, the company, CRT Recycling Inc. 175 East Ashland Street Brockton, Massachusetts 02302, is contacted and they send a truck to pick up the e-waste, replacing the full bin with an empty one. Last year we included a college-wide e-waste collection for students as part of our Earth Day activities, and plan to do so as an annual event.
Is the institution’s electronic waste recycler certified under the e-Stewards and/or Responsible Recycling (R2) standards?:
Electronic waste recycled or otherwise diverted from the landfill or incinerator during the most recent year for which data is available during the previous three years:
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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