| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 56.05 |
| Liaison | Mary Ellen Mallia |
| Submission Date | July 19, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University at Albany
OP-20: Electronic Waste Recycling Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Mary Ellen
Mallia Director of Environmental Sustainability Finance and Business |
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?:
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?:
A brief description of steps taken to ensure that e-waste is recycled responsibly, workers’ basic safety is protected, and environmental standards are met:
The University at Albany has had a long and continuous commitment in providing a safe and healthful
environment for all its community members. Safety is a serious subject - especially when dealing with chemical and hazardous materials. Safe practice
requires that users of chemicals and hazardous materials have a knowledge of potential hazards and a readiness to maintain safe conditions. It demands mutual responsibility and the full cooperation of everyone in the area. This cooperation means that each student, instructor, principal investigator, researcher, teaching assistant, graduate assistant, etc., must observe all safety precautions and procedures.
A brief description of the electronic waste recycling program for institution-generated materials:
If a state owned electronic is being discarded by an office, it must first be inspected by the Office of Equipment Management. It will be determined if the item is eligible for the state surplus auction. If not, then the item will be tagged as “waste” and will be able to be recycled. All electronics are brought to a centralized location each month by the facilities staff. It is then wrapped and delivered to a recycling facility near the campus. Electronics recycling is included in our hazardous waste policy.
A brief description of the electronic waste recycling program for student-generated materials :
The Office of Environmental Sustainability sponsors an electronics recycling day annually on campus. There are several recycling stations set up for ink jets and toners. Student workers in the Office of Environmental Sustainability will collect the toners and include them in our electronics recycling. There is also a procedure for campus members to recycle miscellaneous electronics such as CDs, DVDS and disks. In addition to the Electronics Collection Day and the ink jet/toner system, items are collected from students when they move out of their residences. Working electronics are donated and/or recycled. During the school year, students can also arrange to have equipment recycled by our facilities staff by contacting the Office of Environmental Sustainability.
The website URL where information about the e-waste recycling program is available:
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