| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 49.91 |
| Liaison | Sean Vormwald |
| Submission Date | Feb. 13, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Onondaga Community College
OP-21: Hazardous Waste Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.00 / 1.00 |
Sean
Vormwald Director of Sustainability and Environmental Health and Safety Office of Sustainability and Environmental Health and Safety |
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?:
A brief description of steps taken to reduce hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
Onondaga minimizes campus use of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste. Onondaga is not a "Large Quantity Generator," as defined by the Environmental Protection Agency, demonstrating that the College does not generate excessive amounts of waste. The College keeps track of waste through an inventory that allows departments to know the quantities of specific chemicals on campus.
A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
The College contracts with a company to remove hazardous waste and medical waste. The company must provide a manifest to show that the waste is properly disposed of.
The website URL where information about hazardous materials management is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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