Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 66.33
Liaison Larry Cook
Submission Date Feb. 13, 2012
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University of South Carolina
OP-20: Electronic Waste Recycling Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Malte Weiland
Sustainability Coordinator
Facilities
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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

Does the institution have a program in place to recycle, reuse, and/or refurbish all electronic waste generated by students and take measures to ensure that the electronic waste is recycled responsibly?:
Yes

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 employees are instructed on what to do with their electronic waste on campus.


A brief description of the electronic waste recycling program for institution-generated materials:

Workplace e-waste is managed by our central inventory warehouse and is either reused in offices or recycled by relevant vendors.


A brief description of the electronic waste recycling program for student-generated materials :

Student e-waste can be dropped off at any of several campus collections sites or donated at the end of the year move-out collection.


The website URL where information about the e-waste recycling program is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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