| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 66.27 |
| Liaison | Katie Maynard |
| Submission Date | May 9, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of California, Santa Barbara
OP-20: Electronic Waste Recycling Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Mo
Lovegreen Director Campus Sustainability |
Does the institution have a program in place to recycle, reuse, and/or refurbish all electronic waste generated by the institution and take measures to ensure that the electronic waste is recycled responsibly?:
Does the institution have a program in place to recycle, reuse, and/or refurbish electronic waste generated by students and take measures to ensure that the electronic waste is recycled responsibly?:
A brief description of steps taken to ensure that e-waste is recycled responsibly, workers’ basic safety is protected, and environmental standards are met:
The University of California, Santa Barbara's Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) department and the Associated Students Recycling Program both ensure that e-waste is properly disposed of in accordance with national, local, and state regulations. Both groups provide education workshops, proper disposal sites, and guarantees that, through Central Stores, the devices will be reused or recycled locally and not disposed of overseas or in a third-world country.
A brief description of the electronic waste recycling program for institution-generated materials:
UCSB's Environmental Health & Safety Department provides proper e-waste recycling in accordance with The California Department of Toxic Substances Control. EH&S first requires that a useless electronic device is claimed as a "Universal Waste - CRT or Electronic Device" and then sends it to the Central Stores - Furniture Services department that will sell, reuse, or properly recycle the device.
EH& S E-Waste Information: http://www.ehs.ucsb.edu/units/hw/hwrsc/hwpdf/ewastepdf.pdf
A brief description of the electronic waste recycling program for student-generated materials :
UCSB's Associated Students Recycling program is primarily responsible for providing students information on how and where to properly recycle electronics. They are also responsible for the campus' e-waste bins and provide pick up services for large electronics. Associated Students Recycling works in coordination with EH&S and Central Stores to properly recycle and reuse electronic devices.
AS E-Waste: http://testbed.as.ucsb.edu/wp/recycling/techno-recycling/
The website URL where information about the e-waste recycling program is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
At the University of California, Santa Barbara, both the e-waste programs of EH&S and Associated Students Recycling are used by faculty, staff, and students. All e-waste items are sent to a certified recycler.
At the University of California, Santa Barbara, both the e-waste programs of EH&S and Associated Students Recycling are used by faculty, staff, and students. All e-waste items are sent to a certified recycler.
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