| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
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| Overall Score | 46.15 |
| Liaison | Jessica Bilecki |
| Submission Date | March 4, 2021 |
University of the Pacific
OP-20: Hazardous Waste Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.00 / 1.00 |
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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:
The University encourages purchasing only the chemical amounts needed, as well as making any unused chemicals available for appropriate use. The chemical inventory system assists in tracking chemical information and locations.
A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
Satellite accumulation and waste storage areas are in use to segregate and manage waste streams for hazardous waste, bio-waste, universal wastes, and electronic wastes. Training is in place for proper disposal of waste streams. University works closely with a licensed waste management company to manage these wastes. This vendor is on site every other week and assists in preparing waste streams for transport and documenting all shipments via manifests and bills of lading. University tracks manifests until receipt is confirmed at final disposal/treatment facility.
A brief description of any significant hazardous material release incidents during the previous three years, including volume, impact and response/remediation:
None.
A brief description of any inventory system employed by the institution to facilitate the reuse or redistribution of laboratory chemicals:
Chemical inventory system in place that allows the tracking of chemicals using barcodes. Unneeded yet usable items are removed and relocated to a common storage room and made available for use by other researchers.
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:
Electronics are transferred to the E-waste storage bin and/or stored for recycling. A licensed e-waste recylcing company makes onsite pickups of E-waste products 1 - 2 times per month. Bill of Lading receipts are retained for each shipment.
Is the institution’s electronic waste recycler certified under the e-Stewards and/or Responsible Recycling (R2) standards?:
Yes
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