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Liaison Deborah Steinberg
Submission Date Aug. 1, 2011
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Carnegie Mellon University
OP-21: Hazardous Waste Management

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete Reporter Madelyn Miller
Director
EH&S: Environmental Health & Safety
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Does the institution have strategies in place to safely dispose of all hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste and seek to minimize the presence of these materials on campus?:
Yes

A brief description of steps taken to reduce hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:

Carnegie Mellon University's Environmental Health & Safety Department (EH&S) Office, regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), manages the safety disposal of all hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste. To minimize harzardous wastes, EH&S has incorporated a hazardous waste minimization guideline, targeting reduction in use, proper storage, and purchase of possibly recyclable materials.


A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:

Carnegie Mellon University's Environmental Health & Safety Department Office, regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, manages the safety disposal of all hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste.

All hazardous waste is picked up at the point of generation, (laboratory, studio or shop). Certain guidelines are required for pick ups; filling out an electronic pickup request form and packaging the waste in special boxes provided by the EH&S.


The website URL where information about hazardous materials management is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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