| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 70.35 |
| Liaison | Katie Maynard |
| Submission Date | March 2, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of California, Santa Barbara
OP-21: Hazardous Waste Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.00 / 1.00 |
Jewel
Snavely Campus Sustainability Coordinator, TGIF Grants Manager Office of Sustainability |
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Part 1
Yes
A brief description of steps taken to reduce hazardous, special (e.g. coal ash), universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
The University of California, Santa Barbara reduces hazardous waste through its Environmental Health & Safety department (EH&S). EH&S produces a Hazardous Waste Minimization Plan and offers educational courses on hazardous waste to staff and faculty. EH&S also actively promotes the re-use of hazardous chemicals within departments and on campus.
A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
UCSB's EH&S is responsible for properly disposing hazardous waste in compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. The EH&S website provides information for faculty, staff, and students about who to contact when hazardous waste is an issue. It also provides pickup and cleanup services for chemicals and other hazardous materials in order to ensure their proper disposal.
A brief description of any significant hazardous material release incidents during the previous three years, including volume, impact and response/remediation:
There have been no significant reports of a hazardous material release in the previous three years.
A brief description of any inventory system employed by the institution to facilitate the reuse or redistribution of laboratory chemicals:
Since approximately 2008, the University of California, Santa Barbara has managed a Surplus Chemical Exchange Inventory that notes the availability of unused or excess chemicals. The Chemical Exchange Program encourages recirculating chemicals within departments and campus-wide. The Surplus Chemical Program reduces chemical waste streams and saves money. Chemical use is essential to the operations of many laboratories on campus, making chemicals an important resource to protect. Recipients can be confident of chemical quality and purity when accepting chemicals screened and logged by EH&S and will avert significant energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from chemical manufacturing.
Part 2
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:
Surplus Sales division of Distribution & Logistical Services collects E-waste from campus departments and will sell, reuse, or properly recycle the device with an approved E-Waste Recycler. UCSB's Environmental Health & Safety Department submits the annual E-waste report to the California Department of Toxic Substances Control.
EH&S E-Waste Information: http://www.ehs.ucsb.edu/units/hw/hwrsc/hwpdf/ewastepdf.pdf
Is the institution’s electronic waste recycler certified under the e-Stewards and/or Responsible Recycling (R2) standards?:
Yes
Optional Fields
70.52
Tons
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
UCSB's Electronic waster recycler is Electronic Recyclers International which is both e-stewards and R2 certified.
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