Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 55.73
Liaison Katherine Spector
Submission Date Aug. 1, 2011
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STARS v1.0

State University of New York at Oswego
OP-20: Electronic Waste Recycling Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 John Moore
Director of Facilities Construction and Sustainability
Facilities
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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 all 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:

Information about recycling materials properly located on campus technology webpage - http://www.oswego.edu/cts/newsletter/newsletter_april_2009.html


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

"EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) is working through its Plug‐In To eCycling program to promote the environmental benefits of recycling and provide the public with information on safely reusing and recycling obsolete electronics products, including televisions, computers, and cell phones. Plug‐In To eCycling is a partnership between EPA and electronic manufacturers and retailers to offer consumers more opportunities to donate or recycle their used electronics."


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

"EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) is working through its Plug‐In To eCycling program to promote the environmental benefits of recycling and provide the public with information on safely reusing and recycling obsolete electronics products, including televisions, computers, and cell phones. Plug‐In To eCycling is a partnership between EPA and electronic manufacturers and retailers to offer consumers more opportunities to donate or recycle their used electronics."


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