| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 49.88 |
| Liaison | Kristina Hope |
| Submission Date | Feb. 13, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Knox College
OP-25: Hazardous Waste Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Deb
Steinberg Director of Campus Sustainability Initiatives Office of Sustainability |
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:
The chemistry and art departments have taken measures to reduce overall consumption of hazardous materials within their departments. Grounds and housekeeping avoid hazardous chemical use wherever possible. When transitioning to "greener" chemicals, housekeeping depletes existing stock through normal use. By replacing CFL bulbs with LED bulbs in some areas, Knox is taking steps towards reducing the future generation of universal waste.
A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
All disposal of hazardous materials is managed by the Director of Facilities and coordinated with EPA-licensed and approved vendors.
All T-8s, T-12s, and CFLs are crushed in a sealed EPA-approved bulb crusher, and disposed of by EPA approved parties.
Alkaline batteries, rechargeable batteries, and silver oxide batteries are sent to different EPA-licensed recyclers that properly recover the materials.
A brief description of any significant hazardous material release incidents during the previous three years, including volume, impact and response/remediation:
None reported
A brief description of any inventory system employed by the institution to facilitate the reuse or redistribution of laboratory chemicals:
none
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):
Collection zones are present for campus-generated e-waste as well as student and staff-generated small electronics. Usable equipment is donated to local schools. Large e-waste is sent to a local company, Advanced Tech Recycling, for refurbishment or recycling. Small consumer e-waste is recycled through Funding Factory.
A brief description of steps taken to ensure that e-waste is recycled responsibly, workers’ basic safety is protected, and environmental standards are met:
Certified e-recycling venues are chosen for disposal of all e-waste. On-site storage of e-waste is systematic, to reduce hazards and breakage.
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:
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