| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 66.33 |
| Liaison | Larry Cook |
| Submission Date | Feb. 13, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of South Carolina
OP-21: Hazardous Waste Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Malte
Weiland Sustainability Coordinator Facilities |
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:
The University has several established policy to reduce universal and hazardous waste on campus. As these materials are banned from landfills, reduction of the use of such materials is viewed as a cost-saving method as well as its environmental benefits.
A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
The Department of Environmental Health and Safety handles all pickup and proper disposal of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste.
The website URL where information about hazardous materials management is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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