Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 49.23
Liaison Maria Dahmus
Submission Date June 21, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

University of St. Thomas
OP-21: Hazardous Waste Management

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Colin Brownlow
Director of Environmental Health and Safety
Facilities Management
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Part 1 

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?:
Yes

A brief description of steps taken to reduce hazardous, special (e.g. coal ash), universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
The university has set conservative criteria for the identification of hazardous waste to prevent classification of non-hazardous materials of hazardous waste. We have set maximum retention times for laboratory hazardous materials to prevent usable materials ageing out and needing hazardous waste disposal. Most universal wastes are diverted to recycling programs.

A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
Currently contracted with vendor

A brief description of any significant hazardous material release incidents during the previous three years, including volume, impact and response/remediation:
None

A brief description of any inventory system employed by the institution to facilitate the reuse or redistribution of laboratory chemicals:
The university has a barcode based records system for all laboratory chemicals that facilitates tracking and inter-laboratory trading of chemicals which helps minimize the quantity of materials ultimately needing disposal.

Part 2 

Does the institution have or participate in a program to responsibly recycle, reuse, and/or refurbish electronic waste generated by the institution?:
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:

A brief description of the electronic waste recycling program(s), including information about how electronic waste generated by the institution and/or students is recycled:
A collection location for e-waste is located in the mail room, and the university provides communications about e-waste. The university works with a local R2 certified vendor, TechDump, which employs data security practices and recycles and reuses electronics.

Is the institution’s electronic waste recycler certified under the e-Stewards and/or Responsible Recycling (R2) standards?:
Yes

Optional Fields 

Electronic waste recycled or otherwise diverted from the landfill or incinerator during the most recent year for which data is available during the previous three years:
3.24 Tons

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
2017 Hazardous Waste Annual Report Ramsey County.pdf

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Internal hazardous and universal waste records Annual hazardous waste report to Ramsey County (attached)

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