| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 71.07 |
| Liaison | Carolyn Shafer |
| Submission Date | March 1, 2024 |
Pratt Institute
OP-20: Hazardous Waste Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.00 / 1.00 |
Tony
Gelber Dir. Admin. Sustainability Facilities/Sustainability |
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Part 1. Hazardous waste minimization and disposal
Yes
A brief description of steps taken to reduce hazardous, special (e.g. coal ash), universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
Pratt tries to reduce hazardous waste by not using and or banning toxics from use by staff & students.
Coal is not burned, coal ash not generated.
Student are asked to use water based products in their art and design studios.
Coal is not burned, coal ash not generated.
Student are asked to use water based products in their art and design studios.
A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
Pratt handles all hazardous waste according to regulations.
Hazardous wastes are handled by specialty companies who pick up and dispose of any electronic, or hazardous materials according to all regulations.
We also handle universal wastes in this matter. No coal ash generated as we do not use coal.
Hazardous wastes are handled by specialty companies who pick up and dispose of any electronic, or hazardous materials according to all regulations.
We also handle universal wastes in this matter. No coal ash generated as we do not use coal.
A brief description of any significant hazardous material release incidents during the previous three years, including volume, impact and response/remediation:
We have not had any significant hazardous material release incidents.
A brief description of any inventory system employed by the institution to facilitate the reuse or redistribution of laboratory chemicals:
We have a form of a ChemTracker system that we use on our campus. There is such a small chemical footprint that chemicals are rarely reallocated between departments. Again, as with the general disposal all of these materials that are available for potential repurpose are sent via an email request to the office of EHS.
Part 2. Electronic waste diversion
Yes
Does the institution have or participate in a program to responsibly recycle, reuse, and/or refurbish electronic waste generated by students?:
Yes
If yes to either of the above, provide:
All material that is destined to leave the campus is documented by the individual departments and then a work order is generated to dispose the electronic equipment. The institute ships all of our electronic waste with a company who either upcycles or repurposes the equipment. They look to disadvantaged schools/neighborhoods to repurpose the working equipment and are able to take the functioning pieces of other equipment to help repair machines in need. All material that gets shipped off campus again is passed through the office of EHS. If the equipment is too far out of service date, or quality too poor to be salvageable the material is then sent for scrap and recycle. A certificate of hard drive destruction is included when requested.
Is the institution’s electronic waste recycler certified under the e-Stewards and/or Responsible Recycling (R2) standards?:
Yes
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