| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 51.85 |
| Liaison | Tara Pike |
| Submission Date | June 17, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Nevada Las Vegas
OP-21: Hazardous Waste Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Gary
Snodgrass Environmental Management & Lab Safety Manager Risk Management & Safety |
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:
UNLV generates hazardous waste (HW) from its laboratories and other locations, numbering about 100 locations. HW is collected at 16 locations at the UNLV main campus and one location at the Shadow Lane Campus. UNLV has had a formalized HW management program for about 6 years.
In 2009, we were recategorized, by EPA and the Nevada Department of Environmental Protection (NDEP), from a Large Quantity Generator to Small Quantity Generator (SQG) based on a reduction of our hazardous waste generation. The waste was reduced through better training, monitoring waste generation at the point of generation for each of the many laboratories, and by ensuring that non-hazardous waste was not mixed with HW in the labs. We have also, separated out, non-hazardous waste, such as waste oil, and have been able to send it to approved recyclers.
A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
UNLV accumulates HW as described above. The HW is consolidated at a regulatory approved 180-day accumulation area, which is secure, covered storage, meeting Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) regulations.
The waste is picked up, packaged according to RCRA and Department of Transportation regulations, and shipped to approved disposal facilities. Universal Waste is accumulated at a central campus UW storage area and picked up by an approved transportation and disposal vendor. Non-hazardous waste is recycled using a RCRA/EPA approved methodology, following regulations
The website URL where information about hazardous materials management is available:
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