Smith College
OP-20: Hazardous Waste Management

Part 1. Hazardous waste minimization and disposal

Institution has strategies in place to safely dispose of all hazardous, special (e.g., coal ash), universal, and non-regulated chemical waste and seeks to minimize the presence of these materials on campus.

Part 2. Electronic waste diversion

Institution has a program in place to recycle, reuse, and/or refurbish electronic waste generated by the institution and/or its students. Institution ensures that the electronic waste is recycled responsibly by using a recycler certified under the e-Stewards^® and/or Responsible Recycling (R2) standards.

This credit applies to all institutions. 

Each part of the credit is scored separately.

Part 1

A institution earns 0.5 points for meeting the criteria outlined above. Partial points are not available for Part 1.

Part 2

An institution earns the maximum of 0.5 points available for Part 2 for having or participating in a program to responsibly recycle, reuse, and/or refurbish electronic waste generated by both the institution and its students. Partial points are available. For example, an institution whose program includes recycling, reusing, and/or refurbishing electronic waste generated by the institution or its students, but not by both, would earn 0.25 points (half of the points available for Part 2).

Timeframe

Report on current programs at the time of submission.

Sampling and Data Standards

Not applicable.