| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.09 |
| Liaison | Jen Crothers |
| Submission Date | Aug. 2, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of British Columbia
OP-20: Electronic Waste Recycling Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Orion
Henderson Director, Energy Planning and Innovation Energy and Water Services |
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:
UBC has partnered with Encorp Pacific (Canada) (http://www.return-it.ca/electronics/recycling/) and E-Cycle Solutions (http://www.ecyclesolutions.com/) to ensure that e-waste is recycled in an environmentally- and ethically-responsible manner. Both organizations work under the BC Electronic Product Stewardship Plan (http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/epd/recycling/electronics/index.htm) to process e-waste to reclaim raw materials such as glass, metals, and plastics, with all recycling operations taking place in Canada.
Students and faculty at the UBC Graduate School of Journalism recently won an Emmy Award for an investigative news documentary that explores the health and environmental impacts of electronic waste. For more information, visit: http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/2010/09/27/ubc-graduate-school-of-journalism-wins-emmy-award-for-outstanding-investigative-journalism/.
A brief description of the electronic waste recycling program for institution-generated materials:
Institution generated e-waste can be collected by UBC Waste Management or dropped off at one of several collection points across campus. A pilot program is underway to expand UBC Waste Management’s e-waste collection services.
Stewardship Program Approved Items:
• desktop and laptop computers
• monitors (LCD and CRT)
• televisions
• computer peripherals (mice, keyboards, cables)
• printers
• fax machines
The provincial Stewardship Program will be expanding its ‘acceptable materials’ list in the near future. Personal electronic waste Stewardship Program items are accepted FREE OF CHARGE from staff, faculty and students. UBC Waste Management will accept non-Stewardship Program items (any other e-waste than those listed above) from UBC departments only, but recycling fees (XLS) will apply.
A brief description of the electronic waste recycling program for student-generated materials :
Students can drop off e-waste at one of several collection points across campus. Specific efforts are made to provide e-waste collection cages at move-in and move-out for UBC's student residences.
Stewardship Program Approved Items:
• desktop and laptop computers
• monitors (LCD and CRT)
• televisions
• computer peripherals (mice, keyboards, cables)
• printers
• fax machines
The provincial Stewardship Program will be expanding its ‘acceptable materials’ list in the near future. Personal electronic waste Stewardship Program items are accepted FREE OF CHARGE from staff, faculty and students.
The website URL where information about the e-waste recycling program is available:
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