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-21: Hazardous Waste Management

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

A brief description of steps taken to reduce hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:

Whenever feasible substitute for materials that are less hazardous and/or more environmentally friendly.
Minimize the amounts of material to be purchased or used to reduce the likelihood of accumulating waste.
Recycle materials, such as cleaners, automotive fluids, and wash waters, whenever it is feasible.
Minimize the use of water whenever feasible.


A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:

The University has implemented a Hazardous Materials Management policy that establishes institutional requirements for managing the procurement, the use, the storage, and ultimately the disposal of hazardous materials.
The policies for safe disposal are include in the Hazard Communication Program which establishes the requirements for informing and training employees about hazardous chemicals in accordance with OSHA standard, 29 CFR 1910.1200.


The website URL where information about hazardous materials management is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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