Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 53.65
Liaison Mike Harrington
Submission Date Dec. 17, 2021

STARS v2.2

The New School
OP-20: Hazardous Waste Management

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

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:
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.

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:
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

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s hazardous waste program is available:
https://www.newschool.edu/buildings/sustainability-initiatives-waste-management/

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