| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 52.84 |
| Liaison | Eric Boles |
| Submission Date | Feb. 15, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Arkansas
OP-21: Hazardous Waste Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Nick
Brown director for campus sustainability office for campus sustainability |
Does the institution have strategies in place to safely dispose of all hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste and seek to minimize the presence of these materials on campus?:
A brief description of steps taken to reduce hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
Hazardous waste is reduced by limiting procurement of hazardous chemicals through micro-chemistry lab experiments, by substituting low toxicity chemicals where possible (green chemistry), and providing a comprehensive on-line chemical inventory system.
A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
The institution collects hazardous waste from all laboratories and facilities on campus, provides temporary storage of the waste in an approved facility, and delivers it to a licensed Hazardous Waste Transporter, which delivers it to a licensed remediation/destruction facility. All hazardous waste generated by the University is tracked from collection through destruction or remediation. Records of disposal are maintained by EH&S. Universal waste is recycled by a licensed recycling facility or disposed of as hazardous waste. Non-regulated chemical waste that could be harmful to the environment or to people is treated as hazardous waste and disposed of accordingly. The transporter assures disposal is carried out in approved manner, and reports same to the University.
The website URL where information about hazardous materials management is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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