Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 48.43
Liaison Tony Gillund
Submission Date Sept. 12, 2013
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

The Ohio State University at Newark
OP-20: Electronic Waste Recycling Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Howard Imhof
Director, Information Technology Services Department
Information Technology Services Department
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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 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:

All PC work is done in secured work spaces which are cleaned on a daily basis. Computer Asset management records are updated with warranty information and replacement parts. Work spaces are clean and free of hazards.


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

We use “Resource” as our disposal vendor. In accordance with OSU Security Policy, all computers are disk wiped using low level formatting tools prior to disposal.


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

All PC Tech in ITS are Dell certified and authorized to perform warranty work. Old parts etc. are disposed of via our “Resource” vendor and in accordance with policy


The website URL where information about the e-waste recycling program is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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