The charge of the Waste Stream and Mass Balance Subcommittee is to reduce —through purchasing practices and education — costs and environmental, community and occupational risks associated with Wayne State’s use and disposal of materials. In addition, the group’s charge is to increase awareness of best practices regarding waste stream and mass balance. Mass balance concerns the accounting of material entering and leaving the university or accumulating in it.
Objectives
- Minimize waste, and, therefore, chemical disposal costs.
- Reduce occupational and environmental risks.
- Monitor and reduce the purchase of chemicals.
- Donate waste paint.
- Redistribute surplus chemicals.
- Reduce mercury pollution.
- Recycle solvents.
- Reduce risks associated with use of toxic chemicals.
Recommendations
- Reduce — through purchasing practices and education — costs and environmental, community and occupational risks associated with the use and disposal of materials.
- Practice waste minimization techniques.
- Monitor and reduce the purchase of chemicals, and lessen the risks of using toxic chemicals.
- Create an ongoing environmental advisory board comprised of representatives from within and outside of the university community to analyze and recommend strategies and methods for improving environmental performance.