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August 2, 2008UC/CSU/CCC Sustainability Conference UCLA Weintraub Center Sustainability Efforts: Recycling Policy Development Ichiro Nishimura, DDS, DMSc, DMD Professor UCLA School of Dentistry Los Angeles, CA

Laboratory Recycling Science 5 October 2007: Vol no. 5847, pp Tip top. Devin Dressman (Postdoc, Johns Hopkins) sits on a throne of recyclable pipette tip boxes. Dressman took matters into his own hands. He hauled the plastic boxes to a local recycling pickup site and made reusable cardboard receptacles back in the lab.

Grassroots effort for Recycling/Purchasing policy development OBJECTIVE: Creating a Green Lab Waste Diversion and Alternatives –Simple Waste –Hazardous Waste The Weintraub Center for Reconstructive Biotechnology

Recycling/Purchasing policy Weintraub Center Self study LARS survey Web sites: Focus the Nation UC Sustainability Weintraub Center Self study LARS survey Web sites: Focus the Nation UC Sustainability Committee Academic Sub-Committee on Sustainability (Prof. Maida, Chair) Committee Academic Sub-Committee on Sustainability (Prof. Maida, Chair) Campus Sustainability Committee (Prof. Nordby, Chair) Campus Sustainability Committee (Prof. Nordby, Chair) Education for Sustainability Living Program (ESLP) Action Research Team (ART) Research on Recycling Policy at the Weintraub Center Simple Waste Recycling DeLao (Leader) DeMarco Verma Simple Waste Recycling DeLao (Leader) DeMarco Verma Hazardous Waste Recycling Murphy (Leader) Sanders Hazardous Waste Recycling Murphy (Leader) Sanders

ART Objectives Identify Waste Stream (Simple and Hazardous) Source-based Waste Management Identify Protocol for Treatment (Hazardous Waste) Implement Recycling Program –Adjust Current Program –Incorporate New Program Components Identify and Bridge Communication Gaps Research Transparency

Weintraub Center Observations

Quantitative Data: Simple Waste “In observing the lab, some very clear trends emerged in the habits and practices of the researchers themselves. “ “[M]any of their practices seem very unsustainable and wasteful at first site.” “They use a large number of pipette tips, tubes, trays, dishes, that seem to be not necessary.”

(Baseline) Waste Bin Distribution

Quantitative Data: Hazardous Waste “They also treat their hazardous waste before throwing away, effectively doubling the efforts unnecessarily.”

(Baseline) Waste Bin Distribution

“But on closer inspection, after learning all of the background information relevant to their actions, we realized that they are doing everything well within what we would consider sustainable.” “They reuse pipette boxes, clean and reuse a lot of their lab equipment and supplies, and conserve where possible.” “Thus, while it seems like the researchers are acting unconscientiously, they are in fact doing the best they can.”

“The treatment of the hazardous waste before it is disposed of is to ensure that they are not responsible for any contamination outside of the lab, and this is to further minimize their impact on the environment itself.”

Key Findings and Recommendations: Simple Waste Recycling Waste Stream: UCLA Facilities Management and Maintenance Athens Disposal (Contracted Vender) –While Paper –Mixed Paper –Basic Plastics (#1~#9) Implementation –White Paper Recycling Bins –Mixed Paper Recycling Bins –Basic Plastics Recycling Bins

Key Findings and Recommendations: Hazardous Waste Recycling Hazardous Waste Stream: –Office of Environmental Health & Safety Biological, Chemical, Radioisotope Hazardous waste –California Medical Waste Management Act –UCLA Waste Regulation –Stericycle (Contracted Vender) Campus Recycling Program –None at this time Recommendations –None at this time

Implementation (Bins)

New Policy Implementation

Current Recycling Activities

Conscientious Scientists

Future Directions Establish a line of communication with Campus waste management groups Work with EH&S to explore possible policies for hazardous waste recycling Identify laboratory wares made of recycled materials Organize gradate school courses concerning “Green Lab”

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