| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 37.98 |
| Liaison | Jeffrey Severin |
| Submission Date | Feb. 15, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Kansas
OP-20: Electronic Waste Recycling Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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0.50 / 1.00 |
Chad
Hinkle Administrative Associate Information Technology |
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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?:
Yes
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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?:
No
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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:
All eWaste is collected staff and brought to the Computer Center warehouse for sorting and hard drives and media are separated for degaussing. From there the hard drives are sent to a scrap metal recycling center for shredding. Media (such as CDs and floppy discs) are sent to Cintas for shredding. All other items are palletized and wrapped for transport to Asset Life Cycle for recycling/disposal. eWaste staff uses dollies/carts for removing recyclables from the premises. Any heavy items are removed using 2-3 staff. Pallet jack and forklift is used for moving pallets. Gloves are used as needed. CRTs are stacked on pallets and wrapped to ensure safety during transport.
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A brief description of the electronic waste recycling program for institution-generated materials:
KU Information Technology provides a way for obsolete, unused or unwanted electronic equipment or data storage devices to be securely recycled. All sensitive and proprietary university or customer information is completely removed from computer and thumb drives before disposing of them in an environmentally safe manner.
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A brief description of the electronic waste recycling program for student-generated materials :
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The website URL where information about the e-waste recycling program is available:
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