| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 78.48 |
| Liaison | Patrick McKee |
| Submission Date | June 20, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Connecticut
OP-25: Hazardous Waste Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.00 / 1.00 |
Sarah
Munro Sustainability Coordinator Office of Environmental Policy |
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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
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A brief description of steps taken to reduce hazardous, special (e.g. coal ash), universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
The University abides by the 2015 Chemical Hygiene Plan, which encourages the reduction of hazardous, special, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste through careful procedure and procurement policies. See the link below for more information about UConn’s policies:
http://www.ehs.uconn.edu/Chemical/chemplan.pdf
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A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
EH&S Regulated Waste Management
UConn has multiple policies and procedures in place that ensure hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste is disposed of safely. These procedures are outlined in various manuals and guides, like the “Chemical Waste Disposal Manual,” provided on the “EH&S Regulated Waste Management” webpage (see link below). The page also provides Principal and Licensed Investigators, Laboratory Supervisors, Non-laboratory Staff and students access to the forms and information they need to conduct the safe handling of the wastes generated in their area, including but not limited to: hazardous wastes, surplus chemicals, biowaste, regulated medical wastes, universal waste (fluorescent light bulbs, electronics, batteries, etc).
http://ehs.uconn.edu/Regulated%20Waste%20Management/
A quick guide to chemical waste disposal can be found at the following link:
http://ehs.uconn.edu/Chemical/chemhzwadisp.php
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A brief description of any significant hazardous material release incidents during the previous three years, including volume, impact and response/remediation:
N/A
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A brief description of any inventory system employed by the institution to facilitate the reuse or redistribution of laboratory chemicals:
UConn has a “Chemical Redistribution and Exchange” policy in place to reduce the need for purchasing unnecessary chemicals. The policy reads: “Contact EHS if you plan to dispose of unused, unopened containers of chemicals, especially high purity and commonly used materials. EHS can contact other departments and groups on campus to determine if they have an immediate use for these chemicals. The reuse and redistribution of unused unopened chemicals will reduce the University’s cost of disposal as well as the cost of purchasing new products.”
http://ehs.uconn.edu/Chemical/ChemWasteDisp.pdf
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Does the institution have or participate in a program to responsibly recycle, reuse, and/or refurbish all electronic waste generated by the institution?:
Yes
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Does the institution have or participate in a program to responsibly recycle, reuse, and/or refurbish electronic waste generated by students?:
Yes
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A brief description of the electronic waste recycling program(s):
Our e-waste program runs through the Surplus Department and collects rechargeable batteries, ink cartridges, cell phones, laptops, ipods, other hand held devices, computers, monitors, television sets, and office equipment. Central Stores collects e-waste from departments and offices on campus. In addition to departmental waste, UConn also encourages students and community members to recycle their e-waste by providing conveniently located drop-off stations for cellphones, batteries, and inkjet cartridges. These can be found at the Library, Student Union, and Co-op.
http://ecohusky.uconn.edu/recycling/ewaste.html
https://uconnoep.wordpress.com/2014/01/21/surplus-department-helps-uconn-reduce-reuse-and-recycle/
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A brief description of steps taken to ensure that e-waste is recycled responsibly, workers’ basic safety is protected, and environmental standards are met:
Our Central Stores program refurbishes all institution owned items for reuse/ resale when possible to do so, and collects the rest for recycling.
EH&S handles pickups for hazardous items, such as lithium batteries, and has a comprehensive chemical hygiene plan.
The campus motor pool collects car batteries for reuse, refurbishing, and recycling.
Comprehensive waste instructions are supplied here:
http://www.ecohusky.uconn.edu/documents/CampusWasteStreams.pdf
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The website URL where information about the institution’s hazardous and electronic-waste recycling programs is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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