| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.39 |
| Liaison | Sam Lubow |
| Submission Date | June 29, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Stanford University
OP-21: Hazardous Waste Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.00 / 1.00 |
Jiffy
Vermylen Sustainability Coordinator Sustainability & Energy Management / Office of Sustainability |
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:
Using information generated by the California SB-14 law and reports, Stanford identified high volume wastes for minimization. These wastes are related to utilities and maintenence operations, and source reduction is the preferred method. One source reduction method is to minimize the amount of water used when cleaning cooling towers to concentrate the sludge generated. Research hazardous wastes vary widely and do not generally lend themselves to source reduction. One sucessful waste minimization activity for research wastes undertaken is to replace thimerosol (contains mercury) with other preservatives in biological research.
A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
All regulated wastes are disposed either through off-site high temperature incineration, fuels blending, treatment such as metals removal for aqueous wastes, or landfill at RCRA approved facilities. Only wastes that do not lend themselves to other technologies are landfilled.
The website URL where information about hazardous materials management is available:
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