| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.87 |
| Liaison | Troy Goodnough |
| Submission Date | Feb. 18, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Minnesota, Morris
OP-21: Hazardous Waste Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Heidi
Eger STARS intern Office of Sustainability |
Does the institution have strategies in place to safely dispose of all hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste and seek to minimize the presence of these materials on campus?:
A brief description of steps taken to reduce hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
UMM proudly practices green chemistry and green lab design. The faculty and staff on this campus are very interested and occupied with trying to reduce the amounts of waste produced. The faculty are constantly trying new ways to do labs that are more environmentally friendly. This includes manufacturing chemicals in one lab that can be used in a subsequent lab.
A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
The University of Minnesota, Morris is part of a larger system, the University of Minnesota. As a member of the larger system, we follow the waste handling procedures set by the larger system, but modified to fit Morris. The waste in the system is managed by the Department of Health and Safety.
The chemicals from our plant services and art departments are also collected and transported to the cities.
The website URL where information about hazardous materials management is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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