Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 73.80
Liaison Pamela Mischen
Submission Date March 2, 2023

STARS v2.2

Binghamton University
OP-20: Hazardous Waste Management

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Martin Larocca
Resource Management Coordinator
Physical Facilities
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Part 1. Hazardous waste minimization and disposal

Does the institution have strategies in place to safely dispose of all hazardous, special (e.g. coal ash), 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, special (e.g. coal ash), universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
Since the conversion of our central heating plant from burning coal to wood chips, the combustion byproduct has been greatly reduced and can be beneficially used for farm soil conditioning. As for other hazardous waste disposal, our Environmental Health and Safety office offers resources and support to educate and guide the campus community to safely handle and dispose of all hazardous wastes. Additional information is available at:
https://www.binghamton.edu/ehs/hazardous_waste/index.html

A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
Universal waste is collected and stored in a locked location on campus. A third party vendor with R2/RIOS certification then collects and recycles all universal waste.

A comprehensive hazardous waste disposal program is administered by our Environmental Health and Safety department. Details can be found on the following website:

https://www.binghamton.edu/ehs/hazardous_waste/satellite-accumulation-area-info.html

A brief description of any significant hazardous material release incidents during the previous three years, including volume, impact and response/remediation:
There has not been any significant hazardous material release incidents by Binghamton University during the previous three years.

A brief description of any inventory system employed by the institution to facilitate the reuse or redistribution of laboratory chemicals:
Chemical Inventory:
Lab occupants are required to provide a copy of their UPDATED chemical inventory to the Office of Environmental Health and Safety via email once each year. The inventory is to be submitted by email to the EH&S department each year.

Part 2. Electronic waste diversion

Does the institution have or participate in a program to responsibly recycle, reuse, and/or refurbish electronic waste generated by the institution?:
Yes

Does the institution have or participate in a program to responsibly recycle, reuse, and/or refurbish electronic waste generated by students?:
Yes

If yes to either of the above, provide:

A brief description of the electronic waste recycling program(s), including information about how electronic waste generated by the institution and/or students is recycled:
Details of this program is available here:

https://www.binghamton.edu/its/about/organization/operations-and-infrastructure/operations/e-waste-recycle.html

Is the institution’s electronic waste recycler certified under the e-Stewards and/or Responsible Recycling (R2) standards?:
Yes

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s hazardous waste program is available:
https://www.binghamton.edu/ehs/hazardous_waste/index.html

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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