Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
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Overall Score | 51.50 |
Liaison | Mike Harrington |
Submission Date | Aug. 6, 2018 |
Executive Letter | Download |
The New School
OP-21: Hazardous Waste Management
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.00 / 1.00 |
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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:
These are separated and have appropriate recepticals, where appropriate. A specified vendor picks up and disposes of this waste properly.
A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
These are separated and have appropriate recepticals, where appropriate. A specified vendor picks up and disposes of this waste properly.
A brief description of any significant hazardous material release incidents during the previous three years, including volume, impact and response/remediation:
These are separated and have appropriate recepticals, where appropriate. A specified vendor picks up and disposes of this waste properly.
A brief description of any inventory system employed by the institution to facilitate the reuse or redistribution of laboratory chemicals:
These are separated and have appropriate recepticals, where appropriate. A specified vendor picks up and disposes of this waste properly.
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
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:
Separate program, specified on our waste management site for e-waste. All e-waste is handled by our vendor, 4th bin (B-Corp/e-Stewards)
Is the institution’s electronic waste recycler certified under the e-Stewards and/or Responsible Recycling (R2) standards?:
Yes
Electronic waste recycled or otherwise diverted from the landfill or incinerator during the most recent year for which data is available during the previous three years:
6.80
Metric tons
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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