Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 57.59
Liaison Maria Ayala
Submission Date Dec. 26, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Universidad San Francisco de Quito - USFQ
OP-21: Hazardous Waste Management

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.50 / 1.00 Melanie Valencia
Sustainability Officer
Innovation and Sustainability Office
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Part 1 

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:
Hazardous Waste is classified and collected by the Environmental Engineering Department and put in a storage room that meets safety regulations. It is later taken by an external certified environmental manager approved by the Ministry of Environment in Ecuador, Ministerio del Ambiente (MAE).

A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
Hazardous Waste is classified and collected by the Environmental Engineering Department and put in a storage room that meets safety regulations. It is later taken by an external certified environmental manager approved by the Ministry of Environment in Ecuador, Ministerio del Ambiente (MAE).

A brief description of any significant hazardous material release incidents during the previous three years, including volume, impact and response/remediation:
None

A brief description of any inventory system employed by the institution to facilitate the reuse or redistribution of laboratory chemicals:
All of hazardous waste is inventoried by the Environmental Engineering Department and directly taken by the Ministry of Environment. All hazardous waste receives a certification of collection.

Part 2 

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:
All electronic waste is collected, reused if still functional and recycled by a certified environmental manager.

Is the institution’s electronic waste recycler certified under the e-Stewards and/or Responsible Recycling (R2) standards?:
No

Optional Fields 

Electronic waste recycled or otherwise diverted from the landfill or incinerator during the most recent year for which data is available during the previous three years:
17 Metric tons

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
https://www.usfq.edu.ec/sobre_la_usfq/oficinainnovacion/Paginas/proyectos.aspx

Additional documentation to support the submission:
informe de gestion para san francisco.pdf

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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