| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 75.41 |
| Liaison | Marianne Martin |
| Submission Date | March 23, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Colorado Boulder
OP-21: Hazardous Waste Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.75 / 1.00 |
Mark
Lapham Hazardous Materials Manager Environmental Health and Safety |
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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:
The Environmental Health & Safety Department (EH&S) provides training to all hazardous waste generators on campus. This training includes methods and recommendations of ways to reduce hazardous wastes. EH&S operates a chemical treatment center that treats all photographic wastes, certain corrosive wastes, and low level organic aqueous wastes from campus operations to reduce the impact and toxicity of these wastes upon their eventual disposal. EH&S also coordinates an ethanol re-use program on campus where spent ethanol from atmospheric research cold traps is collected and transported to a cell culture facility where it is re-used as a disinfectant. The Chemistry and Biochemistry Department on campus and EH&S operate 2 fractional distillation units where spent solvents used in research is distilled and then reused.
A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
The Environmental Health & Safety Department (EH&S) operates an EPA-permitted waste Treatment Storage and Disposal Facility. This facility allows EH&S to reduce materials used in packaging wastes for transportation and increase efficiency in the disposal of wastes collected from campus operations. Waste disposal requests from campus personnel are carefully evaluated and classified based on compatibility, transportation regulations, and hazardous waste disposal requirements. Wastes are either consolidated with other similar wastes or lab packed before being sent for off site disposal to EPA-permitted facilities.
A brief description of any significant hazardous material release incidents during the previous three years, including volume, impact and response/remediation:
There were no significant hazardous material releases within the last three years.
A brief description of any inventory system employed by the institution to facilitate the reuse or redistribution of laboratory chemicals:
EH&S is performing an audit of the entire campus chemical inventory and reviewing database software that would facilitate the reuse or redistribution of laboratory chemicals.
Part 2
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:
Electronic wastes are collected by The CU Property Services Department. The value of each electronic device is assessed and a decision is made whether the device will be resold in an auction, or if it will be sent for recycling. Devices destined for recycling are disassembled by CU personnel down to their component parts and the segregated by type so each type of component can be sent in bulk to the appropriate recycling facility.
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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