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Hazardous Waste
Where are we now?
- Hazardous material management plan
- satellite accumulation areas
- excess & abandoned hazardous inventory removed
- Compliance with EPA's RCRA
- Micro-scale experiment and materials use
- Purchase chemicals in containers no larger than necessary for short-term use
- Experimental replacements for hazardous materials
- water-based or non-toxic alternatives
- Student worker assisted inspections
- CD-ROM with material safety data sheet catalog available for use
- Collaboration with safety faculty
Where do we want to be?
- USNH Health and Safety policy changes
- Continued use of full service hazardous material contractor
- cradle-to-grave responsibility
- Environmental Management System (EMS)
- maintain compliance
- track campus operations
- aide in training, certifications, licenses, permits, resources
- set environmental goals
- good role model for students
How do we get there?
- Training our students, faculty and staff
- Collaboration across campus in policy creation and implementation
- Centralized purchase of hazardous materials for campus use
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The Green Guide