| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 46.66 |
| Liaison | Meghna Tare |
| Submission Date | Feb. 1, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Texas at Arlington
OP-21: Hazardous Waste Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.00 / 1.00 |
Meghna
Tare Director Office of Sustainability |
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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
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A brief description of steps taken to reduce hazardous, special (e.g. coal ash), universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
UT Arlington strives to reduce hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste through educating researchers and minimizing the amount of chemical reagent that are purchased by departments. There is also a project ongoing to design a Chemical Inventory for all the chemicals used on campus (using a software application)
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A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
UT Arlington manages the hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste through the UT System approved hazardous waste contractor, in compliance with all local, state and federal regulations.
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The website URL where information about hazardous materials management is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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