| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 47.51 |
| Liaison | Kelly Wellman |
| Submission Date | Feb. 14, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Texas A&M University
OP-21: Hazardous Waste Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Jeff
Truss Environmental Safety Supervisor EHSD |
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:
As a part of the Texas A&M Pollution Prevention Program, a campaign using posters and articles in the Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Newsletter is aimed at encouraging labs and shops to use inventory control to reduce amount and hazard of aging chemicals and to make better informed chemical purchases.
The University has created a Hazardous Waste Work Group that reports to our Sustainability and Environmental Management Committee (SEMC). This group is tasked with developing methods to further minimize chemical waste on campus. The group is currently reviewing the use of a newly implemented purchasing software to reduce excesses in chemical procurement.
Through several relamping and control modification projects, Texas A&M has improved lighting efficiency. This is done in a few ways. In some areas fluorescent lamps have been replaced with LED. New fluorescent lamps and fixtures are low mercury. And in the current project, motion sensors are being used in certain areas to make sure lighting is not being used when it is not necessary.
A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
All chemical waste is brought to a Central Accumulation Area. From this point it is processed according to hazards and regulatory requirements. Lighting waste is sent to a facility where the lamps are broken and the individual components are then sent to recycling and resort facilities. Batteries are sent to recycling facilities. Hazardous waste is managed with the assistance of a contractor with a TSDF. All TSDF facilities are audited by both Texas A&M and their waste contractor for proper handling and regulatory compliance. Non-regulated chemical waste can be handled in a number of ways depending on the waste. It can go to a WWTP, TSDF, or other facilities designed to appropriately treat the material.
The website URL where information about hazardous materials management is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.