| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 47.51 |
| Liaison | Mike Evans |
| Submission Date | Feb. 2, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Williams College
OP-25: Hazardous Waste Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.00 / 1.00 |
Joe
Moran Manager of Safety and Environmental Compliance Vice President for Operations |
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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?:
Yes
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A brief description of steps taken to reduce hazardous, special (e.g. coal ash), universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
Changes in regulation of hazardous and universal waste have tended to increase the quantity of them being collected on Williams' campus, as has our decisions to provide battery collection. We view these as a positive, however, since those materials are now being disposed of in the proper manner.
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A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
Universal Waste is collected in buildings and transported to several collection locations on campus, and disposed of by appropriate third parties.
The EPA governs primarily our generation and disposal of hazardous waste. We have appropriate EPA numbers, for our two locations on campus. One for our waste from the Sciences is located in Morley and our second is located near the Facilities Building . The two numbers are required because we cannot transport waste across public streets and hence must have two separate areas. Williams is considered a Small Quantity Generator so our waste is packed and removed by a licensed hauler every 180 days. In addition, waste oil, which is not EPA regulated, is removed as needed by Cyn Environmental, and the solvents in the paint brush cleaners are removed by the vendor, presently Heritage Crystal Clean. All waste manifests are filed in the office of the science safety officer, and copies are sent to the appropriate state agencies.
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A brief description of any significant hazardous material release incidents during the previous three years, including volume, impact and response/remediation:
N/A
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A brief description of any inventory system employed by the institution to facilitate the reuse or redistribution of laboratory chemicals:
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Does the institution have or participate in a program to responsibly recycle, reuse, and/or refurbish all electronic waste generated by the institution?:
Yes
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Does the institution have or participate in a program to responsibly recycle, reuse, and/or refurbish electronic waste generated by students?:
Yes
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A brief description of the electronic waste recycling program(s):
The Office of Information Technology collects computers for recycling as part of their regular replacement of faculty and staff computers, as well as servers and lab computers. In addition, Williams runs a "Green Up" event at the end of the spring semester where students, faculty, and staff can bring their unwanted electronics to the college for recycling. (should have a bigger conversation. Dell should be taking it away) - somewhere in here, talk about recycling of the cartridges
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A brief description of steps taken to ensure that e-waste is recycled responsibly, workers’ basic safety is protected, and environmental standards are met:
Williams works with Electronics Recyclers International, Inc. for all of our electronics recycling. They are a founding member of e-Stewards, a third-party non-profit certification organization whose standards cover the environment, social, and health impacts of electronics recycling. (email all to Joe and he can make any modifications)
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The website URL where information about the institution’s hazardous and electronic-waste recycling programs is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
info about e-waste is here
http://sustainability.williams.edu/waste-recycling/recycling
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