Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 53.15
Liaison Phil Valko
Submission Date Aug. 6, 2011
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.0

Washington University in St. Louis
OP-20: Electronic Waste Recycling Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Donna Hall
Environmental Compliance Manager
Environmental Health and Safety
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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?:
Yes

Does the institution have a program in place to recycle, reuse, and/or refurbish all electronic waste generated by students and take measures to ensure that the electronic waste is recycled responsibly?:
Yes

A brief description of steps taken to ensure that e-waste is recycled responsibly, workers’ basic safety is protected, and environmental standards are met:

See below (part 1)


A brief description of the electronic waste recycling program for institution-generated materials:

Part 1: Institutionally generated electronic items are recycled through an established program. Vendors that secure this contract must demonstrate 100% recycling and zero landfill. Qualifications must also include domestic stream destinations as well. All chosen facilities must also pass facility audits for compliance with environmental and Safety regulations. Department level donations of computers and cell phones occur regularly to support various non-profit groups.


A brief description of the electronic waste recycling program for student-generated materials :

Part 2: Students generated materials can be disposed of through the above program by utilizing Res Tech, the Residential Life computer technical support. Additionally, campus sustainable move out programs will also divert electronics from the dumpsters.


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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