| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 67.54 |
| Liaison | Elizabeth MacKenzie |
| Submission Date | Aug. 8, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Iowa
OP-20: Electronic Waste Recycling Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Liz
Christiansen Director Office of 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 Iowa contracts with Midwest Electronic Recyclers. This company does not export CRTs or any electronic equipment for recycling.
Newer equipment is offered for sale to a second user after it has been refurbished, cleaned of asset tags, and the data storage devices sanitized. Older, obsolete, or broken equipment is de-manufactured into its individual component parts for recycling.
A brief description of the electronic waste recycling program for institution-generated materials:
Surplus electronic waste, mainly computers, are made available for resale through the UI Surplus. Departments must remove all sensitive information from electronic media. UI Surplus either wipes or destroys the media.
A brief description of the electronic waste recycling program for student-generated materials :
Beginning Spring Semester 2013, electronics waste generated at UI Residence Halls is collected at one or more locations in each hall and transported to the Mossman Business Services Building by UI Housing and Dining staff and then processed (recycled) by the UI vendor that verifies its final disposition.
The website URL where information about the e-waste recycling program is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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