| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.38 |
| Liaison | Laurie Husted |
| Submission Date | June 12, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Bard College
OP-25: Hazardous Waste Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Laurie
Husted Sustainability Manager Bard Office of Sustainability (BoS) |
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?:
A brief description of steps taken to reduce hazardous, special (e.g. coal ash), universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
Departments such as the Art Department and the Science Department are charged for disposal of their hazardous and non-regulated wastes and have worked to reduce the amounts generated.
A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
We are a Small Quantity Generator (SQG) and dispose of our hazardous waste two times each year through a manifested process. Our hazardous waste program also handles non-regulated chemical waste.
A brief description of any significant hazardous material release incidents during the previous three years, including volume, impact and response/remediation:
We have not had reportable releases of hazardous materials.
A brief description of any inventory system employed by the institution to facilitate the reuse or redistribution of laboratory chemicals:
The science departments have implemented sharing chemicals between departments. The chemical inventory database is accessible by biology, chemistry and soon physics. They do this for some chemicals to keep inventory down and to use up older chemicals.
Does the institution have or participate in a program to responsibly recycle, reuse, and/or refurbish all electronic waste generated by the institution?:
Does the institution have or participate in a program to responsibly recycle, reuse, and/or refurbish electronic waste generated by students?:
A brief description of the electronic waste recycling program(s):
By default, electronic materials go to our Universal Waste Collection area for sorting and proper recycling, overseen by the Sustainability office and staffed by the Environmental Resources Department.
A brief description of steps taken to ensure that e-waste is recycled responsibly, workers’ basic safety is protected, and environmental standards are met:
Our electronics recycling company must be RIOS and e-steward certified. The company handles all our light bulbs, computers, TVs, misc. 'plug ins' and batteries. Our policy is that no mercury containing light bulbs may be thrown in the trash, nor computers and peripherals, including TVs.
The website URL where information about the institution’s hazardous and electronic-waste recycling programs is available:
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