Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 57.31
Liaison Feng Teter
Submission Date Dec. 4, 2023

STARS v2.2

California State University, Fresno
OP-20: Hazardous Waste Management

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.50 / 1.00 Sue Shaw
Project Manager
Administration
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

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:
The CSU has system-wide policy to reduce the amount of hazardous waste while supporting academic programs. The Office for Environmental Health and Safety at Fresno State works with departments to reduce the amount of hazardous materials used by identifying alternative products that can serve the same function but without the use of hazardous materials. For example, Chemistry labs have nearly eliminated the use of mercury-containing chemicals in their labs. The University also has a multi-year capital project to replace lighting with LEDs, which will extend lamp life and reduce universal (hazardous) waste.

A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
Fresno State has contracts with Clean Harbors and Parc Environmental for hazardous waste removal. All demolitions are put out to bid with strict scopes of work dictating a 90% recycling of non-hazardous waste and waste reduction requirements for hazardous waste.

A brief description of any significant hazardous material release incidents during the previous three years, including volume, impact and response/remediation:
No significant reportable releases in the last three years.

A brief description of any inventory system employed by the institution to facilitate the reuse or redistribution of laboratory chemicals:
The CSU Safety database is used to inventory, barcode, and track chemicals. The system also allows for sharing of chemicals between departments to promote the reuse of chemicals before purchasing new ones.

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?:
No

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:
University e-waste is collected and accumulated at the Shipping and Receiving Warehouse. E-waste is then sold to Allianza Recycling and Recovery for proper disposal and recycling.

Is the institution’s electronic waste recycler certified under the e-Stewards and/or Responsible Recycling (R2) standards?:
No

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s hazardous waste program is available:
https://adminfinance.fresnostate.edu/ehsrm/enviromgt/hazwaste/chemical.html

Additional documentation to support the submission:
---

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
---

The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.