| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 55.33 |
| Liaison | John Gardner |
| Submission Date | Aug. 1, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
OP-20: Electronic Waste Recycling Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Kate
Nelson Chief Sustainability Officer Office of Sustainability |
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?:
Does the institution have a program in place to recycle, reuse, and/or refurbish electronic waste generated by students and take measures to ensure that the electronic waste is recycled responsibly?:
A brief description of steps taken to ensure that e-waste is recycled responsibly, workers’ basic safety is protected, and environmental standards are met:
Electronic waste is handled through a state contract. Universal Recycling Technology has several physical and software means to destroy all data. A certificate of destruction is supplied to our university. URT maintains a $5 million liability coverage to ensure all data destruction. URT supplies an EHS systems manual. URT is qualified as an E-Steward.
A brief description of the electronic waste recycling program for institution-generated materials:
Electronic waste on campus is managed through the surplus program. Campus community declares it a surplus and it is picked at their door and sorted at the Facility Services off campus location. UW-Milwaukee generated 7,000-10,000 lbs of electronic waste/month. The primary end life is through recycling, but some machines are also refurbished and sold to the public at a reasonable rate.
A brief description of the electronic waste recycling program for student-generated materials :
Student generated materials are collected once a year through a larger re-purposing and recycling event called the Dump-N-Run which is held every July.
The website URL where information about the e-waste recycling program is available:
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