| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 59.78 |
| Liaison | Joseph Wasylycia-Leis |
| Submission Date | March 1, 2019 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Winnipeg
OP-21: Hazardous Waste Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.50 / 1.00 |
Thiago
Nunes Sustainability and Special Projects Assistant Physical Plant |
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?:
A brief description of steps taken to reduce hazardous, special (e.g. coal ash), universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
At present, hazardous waste reduction and inventory management is the responsibility of individual departments, while hazardous waste disposal is managed by the University's Health and Safety Office.
The most significant users of hazardous chemicals for academic purposes are the departments of Biology and Chemistry. Both departments have implemented several hazardous-waste reduction procedures and practices. These include: moving from macro to micro scale reactions in teaching labs, saving the chemicals produced in one lab to be used in others where possible, eliminating the use of formaldehyde for specimen preservation, taking efforts to substitute the use of especially toxic reagents with less toxic reagents when possible, purchasing chemicals in a manner that does not exceed anticipated needs, and designing teaching labs that minimize the use of hazardous materials.
A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
Those with hazardous waste to dispose of reports it to the Lab Safety Officer. Employees are instructed not to move hazerdous waste. Disposals are scheduled throughout the year. The principal chemical disposals occur during the February "Reading Week" and again in August. Various companies are contacted to pick up and safely dispose of various waste materials, eg. Miller Environmental
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:
None
Does the institution have or participate in a program to responsibly recycle, reuse, and/or refurbish electronic waste generated by the institution?:
Does the institution have or participate in a program to responsibly recycle, reuse, and/or refurbish electronic waste generated by students?:
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:
We contract the Electronic Recycling Association to remove of e-waste from 2 public drop-offs and 2 additional departmental cages..
Is the institution’s electronic waste recycler certified under the e-Stewards and/or Responsible Recycling (R2) standards?:
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:
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.