| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 43.28 |
| Liaison | Adam Maurer |
| Submission Date | Dec. 18, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
South Seattle College
IN-9: Green Laboratories
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.50 / 0.50 |
Adam
Maurer District Sustainability Coordinator Office of Sustainability |
Does the institution’s green laboratory program address the following?:
| Yes or No | |
| Energy conservation and efficiency, e.g. fume hood ("shut the sash") and freezer maintenance programs | Yes |
| Water conservation and efficiency | Yes |
| Chemical use and disposal | Yes |
| Materials management, e.g. green purchasing guidelines and recycling and reuse programs | Yes |
| Training for lab users on sustainable practices | No |
A brief description of the green laboratory program, including the specific initiatives selected above:
As common practice, fume hoods are only turned on during use and are immediately turned off when not in use.
All glassware comes back to common prep rooms where it is washed in bulk. This saves water as each student is not washing slides and test tubes inefficiently one by one.
Chemicals like peroxide formers are ordered "just in time" and only in the smallest quantity.
Hazardous Waste on preserved specimens has been greatly reduced in the past 8-10 years by purchasing fresh/frozen specimens and using non-hazardous fetal pigs. Fetal pig waste was reduced from nearly 600 lbs. in academic year 2008-2009 to around 20-40 lbs. in academic year 2015-2016.
Waste in biology has been reduced by using smaller amounts of chemicals and by replacing labs that generate Hazardous Waste.
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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