Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 53.93
Liaison Fortino Morales
Submission Date May 31, 2013
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STARS v1.2

University of California, Riverside
OP-21: Hazardous Waste Management

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 John Cook
Director of Sustainability
Sustainability
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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:

The State of California has much mor stringent regulations regarding the notification of potential exposure from chemical wastes, material use and off-gassing, EH&S regularly monitors atmospheric and water quality to ensure safety. The campus is pursuing green cleaning and purchasing policies,


A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:

Waste management is the collection, transport, processing, recycling or disposal of waste materials. Our Waste Management program help the campus manage hazardous chemical, radioactive, medical and other wastes safely and legally. EH&S offers online Waste Pickup Services where you can request pickup of hazardous, biohazardous or radioactive waste.


The website URL where information about hazardous materials management is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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