Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 69.05
Liaison Katherine Spector
Submission Date March 3, 2023

STARS v2.2

State University of New York at Oswego
OP-20: Hazardous Waste Management

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.50 / 1.00 Kenneth Ayhens
Chief Environmental Health & Safety Officer
Environmental Health & Safety
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Part 1. Hazardous waste minimization and disposal

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?:
Yes

A brief description of steps taken to reduce hazardous, special (e.g. coal ash), universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
Keeping chemical inventory up to date to minimize reordering.
Using LED light bulbs to reduce the universal waste

A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
RCRA established a comprehensive regulatory program to ensure that hazardous waste is managed safely from "cradle to grave" meaning from the time it is created, while it is transported, treated, and stored, and until it is disposed of. We follow this program for our hazardous waste, and universal waste generated in SUNY Oswego. created.

A brief description of any significant hazardous material release incidents during the previous three years, including volume, impact and response/remediation:
No significant hazardous material release incidents during the previous three years.

A brief description of any inventory system employed by the institution to facilitate the reuse or redistribution of laboratory chemicals:
SUNY Oswego uses MSDSonline for a chemical inventory.

Part 2. Electronic waste diversion

Does the institution have or participate in a program to responsibly recycle, reuse, and/or refurbish electronic waste generated by the institution?:
Yes

Does the institution have or participate in a program to responsibly recycle, reuse, and/or refurbish electronic waste generated by students?:
Yes

If yes to either of the above, provide:

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:
"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."

Is the institution’s electronic waste recycler certified under the e-Stewards and/or Responsible Recycling (R2) standards?:
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Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s hazardous waste program is available:
https://www.oswego.edu/facilities-services/sites/www.oswego.edu.facilities-services/files/chemical_hygiene_plan_2020_0.pdf

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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