Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 65.74
Liaison Chad King
Submission Date July 20, 2011
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STARS v1.0

University of Denver
OP-20: Electronic Waste Recycling Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Thomas McGee
Energy Engineer
Facilities Planning & Management
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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?:
Yes

Does the institution have a program in place to recycle, reuse, and/or refurbish all electronic waste generated by students and take measures to ensure that the electronic waste is recycled responsibly?:
Yes

A brief description of steps taken to ensure that e-waste is recycled responsibly, workers’ basic safety is protected, and environmental standards are met:

Our policy for disposal includes a requirement that all electronic equipment must be disposed of in an ethical manner, and one that protects both the environment and the people involved in the recycling efforts. Our practices must also comply with all applicable state and federal regulations, and insure that all future liability for disposed equipment is eliminated.


A brief description of the electronic waste recycling program for institution-generated materials:

The University has taken the initiative to responsibly dispose of all unwanted institution generated electronic equipment such as PC's, printers and monitors.


A brief description of the electronic waste recycling program for student-generated materials :

The University has taken the initiative to responsibly dispose of all unwanted student generated electronic equipment such as PC's, printers and monitors.


The website URL where information about the e-waste recycling program is available:
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