| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 49.22 |
| Liaison | Paul Scanlon |
| Submission Date | March 4, 2022 |
Slippery Rock University
OP-20: Hazardous Waste Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Paul
Novak Director of Environmental Health and Safety Environmental Health and Safety |
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:
SRU's Environmental Health and Safety Department conducts annual safety inspections of laboratories and works with departments on minimizing its hazardous waste. SRU has a certified asbestos abatement crew that removes asbestos from campus and ensures that it is handled and disposed of properly. A detailed physical, chemical, and radiological characterization of the coal ash and its leachate from the central heating plant indicates it is not classified as hazardous waste, and is landfilled by a vendor (Waste Management) in accordance with all PA Dept. of Environmental Protection Bureau of Waste Management requirements.
A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
SRU's Environmental Health and Safety Department collects a variety of hazardous wastes as needed/requested by departments on campus and utilizes appropriate, certified hazardous materials recycling companies to properly dispose of the waste. Some items, such as batteries, are collected by EH&S and delivered directly to approved recyclers. SRU asbestos crews remove and oversee the proper handling and disposal of all asbestos containing materials.
A brief description of any significant hazardous material release incidents during the previous three years, including volume, impact and response/remediation:
NA
A brief description of any inventory system employed by the institution to facilitate the reuse or redistribution of laboratory chemicals:
NA
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:
SRU gathers university computer and communications-related e-waste first at the IATS (Information and Administrative Technology Services) office to determine if items such as computers and monitors can be reused; if not, it is collected and stored at Central Receiving and periodically picked up by a certified e-waste recycling firm (Maven Technologies, LLC).
Each Spring, as part of its Earth Month celebrations, SRU runs a free community e-waste program for two days in which students, faculty, staff, and any individuals from the community can recycle their electronics.
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:
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