Montana State University
OP-20: Hazardous Waste Management
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Norris Recycling Coordinator Office of Sustainability |
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Part 1. Hazardous waste minimization and disposal
Yes
A brief description of steps taken to reduce hazardous, special (e.g. coal ash), universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
MSU's practice is to balance need and functionality against risk and availability of options. The best outcome is elimination of the hazard. If that is not possible we choose the least hazardous/lowest risk option. All the labs across campus have glass cleanup kits that help reduce the hazards of broken glass.
A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
MSU has disposal programs for hazardous waste, universal waste, biological waste and electronic waste. There are Safety Risk and Management protocols in place regarding the handling of any hazardous wastes and response to any incidents by employees. Depending on the type of hazardous waste, it is disposed of following DEQ requirements for the State of Montana.
A brief description of any significant hazardous material release incidents during the previous three years, including volume, impact and response/remediation:
There have been no significant hazardous material release incidents 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:
There is currently no defined inventory system. MSU is in the process of issuing an RFP to purchase a chemical inventory system allowing re-use/redistribution that can be done in a comprehensive way. At this time, researchers keep/re-use surplus chemicals and the un-usable/un-desired chemicals are declared waste and disposed of.
Part 2. Electronic waste diversion
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:
Institutionally generated electronic waste is routed through our E-Scrap program which includes refurbish, re-use and recycle options. The following e-waste items are collected: batteries, computers, monitors, light bulbs, desktops and electrical wiring. These materials are sent out on a monthly basis and responsibly recycled/disposed of by different companies. During the resident move-out process, the e-waste department on campus collects any e-waste collected from the swap tables. MSU's Office of Sustainability manages a battery recycling program that is available to students and has collection locations at various locations around campus such as the library and outdoor recreation program.
Is the institution’s electronic waste recycler certified under the e-Stewards and/or Responsible Recycling (R2) standards?:
Yes
Optional Fields
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Safety Risk and Management did not have any reported release of hazardous materials in the past three years. E-waste weights are included in the recycling weight numbers, but other hazardous wastes are not included. Students can recycle e-waste during move out, and can recycle batteries year round.
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