| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 52.51 |
| Liaison | Josh Nease |
| Submission Date | May 10, 2022 |
Radford University
OP-20: Hazardous Waste Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.50 / 1.00 |
Josh
Nease Sustainability Manager Academic Programs |
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 most desirable method of waste minimization is source reduction. This is any activity that reduces or eliminates the generation of chemical hazardous waste at the source. This is accomplished by good material management, substitution of less hazardous materials, and good laboratory procedures.
A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
Hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical wastes are collected by Environmental Health & Safety to a central receiving area where they are stored until collected by a vendor who is authorized to collect, transport, and dispose of the materials.
A brief description of any significant hazardous material release incidents during the previous three years, including volume, impact and response/remediation:
There have not been any significant hazardous material release incidents during the previous three years.
A brief description of any inventory system employed by the institution to facilitate the reuse or redistribution of laboratory chemicals:
Radford University currently is utilizing a chemical inventory management software program called CHIMERA. This system allows for direct tracking of chemicals across the campus and allows departments to view inventory across multiple labs to enhance the reuse and redistribution of chemicals rather than through disposal alone.
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:
Radford University contracts with Lighting Resources, LLC,(https://www.lightingresourcesinc.com/) who manages the electronic waste recycling for faculty, staff, and students. The University collects Flourescent Lamps (including circular & compact), Incandescents (including halogen & flood), Projection Lamps (including HID), crushed fluorescent lamps, neon signs, ultra violet lamps, plastic coated lamps, ballasts, all batteries, PC’s, printers, monitors, televisions, LED Lamps, Mercury, hard drives, etc. Toner cartridges are recycled by Konica Minolta.
Is the institution’s electronic waste recycler certified under the e-Stewards and/or Responsible Recycling (R2) standards?:
Website URL where information about the institution’s hazardous waste program is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Ewaste measured consists of toner cartridges, batteries, and light bulbs. Lighting Resources LLC is neither R2 nor E Stewards certified, but they do operate under the State of Tennessee standards which they claim s more stringent than both of these certifications.
Ewaste measured consists of toner cartridges, batteries, and light bulbs. Lighting Resources LLC is neither R2 nor E Stewards certified, but they do operate under the State of Tennessee standards which they claim s more stringent than both of these certifications.
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