Overall Rating Reporter - expired
Overall Score
Liaison Maria Ayala
Submission Date Dec. 25, 2013
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STARS v1.2

Universidad San Francisco de Quito
OP-20: Electronic Waste Recycling Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete Reporter Fausto Vasco
IT Manager and Coordinator
IT 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?:
No

A brief description of steps taken to ensure that e-waste is recycled responsibly, workers’ basic safety is protected, and environmental standards are met:

In 2012 an agreement with an Electronic Waste Management Program was signed by the University. Prodes is an environmental manager certified by the municipality.


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

This agreement means that all electronic waste will now be recycle and it will no longer be sent to the local landfill. It is important to mention that University extensively tries to reuse and refurbish as many components as it can. In fact, in 2012 no computers were handed over. For 2014 students will be included


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