| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 57.70 |
| Liaison | Joséanne Bélanger-Gravel |
| Submission Date | May 31, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Polytechnique Montréal
OP-21: Hazardous Waste Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.00 / 1.00 |
Matthieu
Décoste Chef de secteur entretien et stationnement (Maintenance and Parking sector manager) Service des immeubles (Building Management) |
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Part 1
Yes
A brief description of steps taken to reduce hazardous, special (e.g. coal ash), universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
Polytechnique has a policy regarding hazardous and chemical waste management, available at: http://www.polymtl.ca/sg/docs_officiels/1310env2.htm
A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
The internal procedure to recover hazardous waste is the following:
1- Gather products by type of risk (WHMIS classifications).
2. Pack the product in boxes, make sure that the boxes can be closed.
3. List the products per box. Use the document "List of hazardous waste" available on the site: http://www.polymtl.ca/sst/Services/Matieresdangereuses.php
4. Fill a work request and forward it to the maintenance service, accompanied by the list prepared in 3.
5. After verification, maintenance workers go directly to the local to collect material.
A brief description of any significant hazardous material release incidents during the previous three years, including volume, impact and response/remediation:
Nothing significant happened 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:
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Part 2
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:
Bins are disposed in the school to collect all sorts of electronic waste (computers, screens, cellphones etc...). For the small electronics waste (batteries, cellphones etc...), the bins are from Electrobac which ensures a responsible disposal of the electronical waste. Electrobac sends the collected electronic waste to recycling centers that are certified by the Recycler Qualification Office (http://rqp.ca/).
For bigger electronics equipment (computers, printers...), another bin is available where students or employees can safely dispose their waste. This bin is collected by E-Cycle Solutions. They send the electronic waste to their Valleyfield (QC) center and later send a certificate of responsible waste management to Polytechnique.
Is the institution’s electronic waste recycler certified under the e-Stewards and/or Responsible Recycling (R2) standards?:
Yes
Optional Fields
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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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