Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 53.04
Liaison Jennifer Kleindienst
Submission Date Oct. 14, 2013
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

Wesleyan University
OP-21: Hazardous Waste Management

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 William Nelligan
Director of Environmental Health, Safety, and Sustainability
Physical Plant - Facilities
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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:
Wesleyan's Chemical Hygiene Plan gives resources to researchers for using/recycling solvents and green chemical substitutions.

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A brief description of how the institution safely disposes of hazardous, universal, and non-regulated chemical waste:
Wesleyan is a Large Quantity Generator of Hazardous Waste and is in full compliance with State and Federal regulations on the handling and disposal of hazardous waste in accordance with: http://www.epa.gov/osw/laws-regs/regs-haz.htm.

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The website URL where information about hazardous materials management is available:
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