| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 50.85 |
| Liaison | Srinivasan Raghavan |
| Submission Date | Feb. 25, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Missouri
OP-21: Hazardous Waste Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Josh
Baniak Graduate Assistant Sustainability |
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?:
A brief description of steps taken to reduce hazardous, special (e.g. coal ash), universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
Hazardous Materials
Environmental Health and Safety coordinates the campus hazardous waste management program. The service area for these programs includes the Columbia campus, University
Hospital and Clinics, Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, Columbia Regional Hospital, University Physicians clinics, off-site research facilities (including farms), and the Missouri Rehabilitation Center in Mt. Vernon.
EHS has operated a chemical recycling program that takes unwanted excess chemicals from laboratories and returns them free of charge to other interested campus researchers. In 2007, EHS recycled 3,600 chemical containers, which had an avoided purchase cost, adjusted for MU discounts, of $199,700. EHS also recycled 960 pieces of lab equipment (mostly glassware) with an avoided purchase cost of $19,600. EHS also removed 10 kilograms of mercury devices from its facilities and replaced them with non-mercury devices at a cost of $1,400.
Hazardous materials are chemicals that exhibit one or more of the following characteristics: ignitability,corrosivity, reactivity, and toxicity. MU generally uses the most restrictive regulatory definition in identifying hazardous materials. EHS works closely with the Hazardous Materials Management Committee to develop campus policies and review campus issues related to hazardous materials.
A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
EHS collects and manages unwanted hazardous materials. Campus activities are managed through the designation of Principal Investigators and Supervisors as Registered Users, who are responsible for locations where hazardous materials are used or stored. In addition, EHS monitors these locations to assure that hazardous materials are being handled and stored safely.
The website URL where information about hazardous materials management is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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