| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.81 |
| Liaison | Dave Barbier |
| Submission Date | July 17, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
OP-20: Electronic Waste Recycling Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Shelly
Janowski Sustainability Coordinator Facility Services |
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:
The University follows State guidelines to identify, collect, record, and dispose of or recycle all e-waste to be sure that workers' safety is protected and that environmental standards are met. Specifically Wisconsin state regulations NR660, NR661, NR662, NR663, NR664, NR 665, NR666, NR668, NR673, NR679, NR706, NR746.
A brief description of the electronic waste recycling program for institution-generated materials:
All state purchased electronic equipment must be disposed of through our surplus store. Computers and electronic components that cannot be sold at Surplus Sales are recycled.
Surplus Sales is the depository for cell phones on campus. Cellular equipment is sent to the UW system surplus shop in Madison via the same truck delivering supplies to campus.
A brief description of the electronic waste recycling program for student-generated materials :
Students may drop off e-waste to the surplus store.
Student cell phone recycling drives are held continuously and are collected in the Student Government Association office
E-waste collection drives for students and community at least once a year.
The Student Government Association also has a continually running battery recycling program, for students, staff, faculty or community members. Accepting alkaline, Lithium-ion, Nickle-cadmium and rechargeable batteries.
Participation in RecycleMania
The website URL where information about the e-waste recycling program is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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