Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 59.10
Liaison Greg Maginn
Submission Date Dec. 16, 2012
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

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

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Corey Hawkey
Sustainability Coordinator
Energy Services and Sustainability
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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

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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

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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 electronic materials are required to be managed by the university's Surplus and Environment Health and Safety departments

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A brief description of the electronic waste recycling program for institution-generated materials:
Departments can send their materials to either Surplus these departments to have the materials appropriately recycled or disposed of.

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A brief description of the electronic waste recycling program for student-generated materials :
Students are able to drop batteries off at their residence hall lobbies or at centrally located Green Zones that are available for small electronics.

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