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

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


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.


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.


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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