| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 49.62 |
| Liaison | Daniela Beall |
| Submission Date | Sept. 15, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
OP-21: Hazardous Waste Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Jill
Fermanich University Safety Manager Business & Finance |
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:
Basic waste minimization options include:
waste stream segregation
good housekeeping
inventory control/ordering chemicals in smaller containers
material substitution
using smaller scale
modifying specific experiments
A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
UW – Green Bay complies with U.S.EPA and WDNR rules for small quantity generators. Management practices are outlined in the UWGB Hazardous Waste Disposal Guide. UW – Green Bay has and continues to make efforts to minimize the production of hazardous waste. All hazardous waste is stored in a locked, limited access storage room. Hazardous waste disposal is managed under a mandatory hazardous waste contract and is currently shipped off-campus twice per year. Lithium containing batteries are collected and disposed of with UW – Green Bay’s hazardous waste shipments. All rechargeable batteries are recycled with Call2Recycle. Universal waste lamps are stored in structurally sound, closed, properly labeled containers until they are shipped with a contracted lamp recycler.
The website URL where information about hazardous materials management is available:
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