Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 51.10
Liaison Kristin Larson
Submission Date Aug. 1, 2012
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STARS v1.2

San Diego State University
OP-20: Electronic Waste Recycling Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Sarah Campbell
Sustainability Center Intern
Center for Regional Sustainability
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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

Does the institution have a program in place to recycle, reuse, and/or refurbish electronic waste generated by students and take measures to ensure that the electronic waste is recycled responsibly?:
Yes

A brief description of steps taken to ensure that e-waste is recycled responsibly, workers’ basic safety is protected, and environmental standards are met:

Regulated and hazardous wastes including e-waste are collected from departments and disposed of by Environmental Health and Safety using vendors qualified to extract usable components and legally dispose of the remainder. Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) develops and maintains programs aimed at protecting the safety and well-being of the campus community. EHS ensures compliance with local, state and federal statutes and regulations pertaining to health, safety and environmental protection.

On-line tutorials and trainings for Hazardous Materials and Emergency Procedures are available on the EHS website.
http://bfa.sdsu.edu/ehs/

Additionally, SDSU hosts bi-annual e-waste recycling days, which are open to the campus and community. Our vendors including All Green Recycling ensure that all of the material that is collected is processed down to the basic commodities in regulated facilities in North America,where workers’ basic safety is protected, and environmental standards are upheld.


A brief description of the electronic waste recycling program for institution-generated materials:

SDSU has a campus-wide e-waste recycling program managed through the Office of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS). Campus units may recycle electronic waste by contacting Environmental Health and Safety for pick-up and removal. California legislation requires that campuses recycle e-waste including computers, monitors and television sets. Additionally, common items including fluorescent light tubes, batteries, spray paint canisters, and toner cartridges can be recycled on campus. EHS informs the campus of these programs through the EHS website and through campus news outlets.
http://bfa.sdsu.edu/recycle/


A brief description of the electronic waste recycling program for student-generated materials :

Students may recycle e-waste on campus by contacting the Office of Environmental Health and Safety. E-waste recycling is also available at locations near the residence halls durings move-out in May and periodically through the year at various campus e-waste recycling events.
The Associate Students Green Love Campaign provides e-waste recycling and sustainable lifestyle information at a weekly educational booth and on-line http://as.sdsu.edu/greenlove/part.html#Where


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