| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 50.31 |
| Liaison | Amy McElhinney |
| Submission Date | Sept. 29, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Mount Union
OP-21: Hazardous Waste Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.00 / 1.00 |
Jamie
Greiner Sustainability and Campus Outreach Manager Nature Center |
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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 Mount Union makes every attempt to reduce hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste through a joint effort by the Physical Plant and the Natural Sciences Department. Purchases of only needed chemicals for specific laboratory testing are limited and tracked by the institution's chemical hygiene office. Hazardous chemicals are closely monitored by the Maintenance Supervisor in the Physical Plant.
A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
The chemical hygiene officer and physical plant coordinates a once a year disposal of all hazardous and chemical waste materials. An outside contractor licensed to handle this type of waste is hired to pick up and properly dispose of all materials.
A brief description of any significant hazardous material release incidents during the previous three years, including volume, impact and response/remediation:
We currently have not had any hazardous material incidents in the past three years.
A brief description of any inventory system employed by the institution to facilitate the reuse or redistribution of laboratory chemicals:
We use an on-line chemical inventory of Bracy Hall on our "S" drive that is shared by faculty in Chemistry. We know where chemicals in the building are located, and in what quantities.
The Biology Lab Manager is also an editor on this site, and can share a link to all Biology Faculty.
In addition, there are also printed copies of the inventory in the Bracy mail room and with each department head. Faculty may check inventory before making an unnecessary purchase if colleagues have items that may be shared.
We do not make a link available to the whole campus, for security reasons. We contract with a waste disposal company at the end of each school year. They recycle any usable chemicals that we have marked for disposal. We, however, do not recycle within the community, nor do we accept chemicals from other institutions. They become expensive to dispose of as waste, if not useful in our facility.
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:
IT Liquidation
Is the institution’s electronic waste recycler certified under the e-Stewards and/or Responsible Recycling (R2) standards?:
Yes
Optional Fields
3.02
Tons
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Regency R2 is the company used for IT Liquidation. Sean Cook provided amount recycled.
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