1. Leslie Coop CUHMMC August 2015

2. Private; Founded 1842 Approx. 2000 students 60 acres; 55 buildings 17 Residence halls

3.  Student initiative  Spring 2014  $25 per semester  Opt-out available  Funds student and employee engagement  Advances Social, Economic, & Environmental Sustainability

4.  Awarded $11,900  Paid three students  Printing  Shipping

6.  1. Where are we now?  2. How can we improve?  3. Step-by-step improvement plan

7.  Initial survey based on those used at Arizona State University and the University of Washington  Survey Monkey  20/38

8.  Less than 40%: Action needed  41-79%: Needs improvement  80-100%: Good!

9.  38%: Discuss sustainable practices with new lab workers and/or during formal or informal lab meetings

10.  25%: Engage in some sort of energy saving activity involving electronic devices or lighting. ◦ Examples:  Unplug devices not in use  Use ambient daylight  Power down equipment

11.  46%: Have a fridge, freezer, or both  100%: Cleaned & defrosted at least annually

12.  44%: Labs with fume hoods  75%: Keep sashes closed  75%: Do not use for storage

13.  75%: Reuse envelopes, boxes, packing material  31%: Return packing material when possible  18%: Remove names from mailing lists  37%: Shop online  60%: Consolidate orders

14.  14%: Request vendors use recycled/reusable packaging  87%: Reuse or recycle paper  73%: Recycle plastic and glass containers  33%: Recycle other hard plastics  33%: Recycle plastic film

15.  67%: Reuse styrofoam/polystyrene  83%: Recycle or refill printer/copier components  37%: Recycle E-media  27%: Recycle Gas cylinders

16.  60%: One person  40%: Review methods  14%: Check availability

17.  74%: Use chemicals  83%: Exchanged Mercury Thermometers  44%: Sometimes use Green Chemistry methods or microscale (research)  25%: Recycle or reuse chemicals  92%: Use less toxic, water-based cleaners

18.  20%: Use plants  28%: compost when possible  Greenhouse

19.  44%: Annually  18%: Monthly  12%: Weekly  78%: Use video- or Teleconferencing ocassionally

20.  25%: Strict Pack-In/Pack-Out  7%: Recyclable staking/flagging materials  6%: Recyclable sample containers

21.  66%: Use conservatively; report leaks  14%: Always use water misers  36%: Sometimes use water misers  6%: Only run dishwasher/autoclave when full  62% Sometimes run dishwasher/autoclave when partially full

22.  “Protein extraction requires as few as 4 oocytes so done in less than 1 ml volume”  “...Using straps to attach sensors to people as opposed to double sided tape, pre-wrap and athletic tapes.”

23.  “We have downscaled the amounts of chemicals we synthesize. We investigated an alternate technique that reliably uses less material so that we don't have to synthesize as much. This is important because we use ruthenium, a rare metal.”

24.  “Reactions are performed on small scale to pilot an experiment”  “We attempt to use greener solvents when possible”  “We consider the hazards of our reagents when planning syntheses and use greener alternatives whenever possible”

25.  “We take care to properly store materials so that spoilage is kept to a minimum”  “We segregate our waste streams”

26.  “We have replaced silver nitrate & halides with sodium carbonate and calcium chloride.”  “We are replacing ammonium vanadate with ascorbic acid.”  “We are replacing eliminating the use of dichloromethane in the Intro Chem lab.”

27.  Lack of Information about: Sustainable practices Energy saving activities Ordering options Recycling lab material Waste Management Water saving practices

28.  Lab Training Toolbox for each lab ◦ Checklist of Topics to Cover ◦ CHP ◦ SOPs ◦ RTK/GHS ◦ PPE & Hazard Assessment Tool ◦ Ordering Procedure ◦ Waste Management ◦ Green Lab Guide

29.  Signage ◦ Lab doors ◦ Refrigerators/Freezers ◦ Satellite Waste Accumulation Areas  Labeling o Prepared solutions o Transferred materials o Waste containers

30.  RightCycle with Kimberly-Clark  http://www.kcprofessional.com/brands/kimt ech/rightcycle http://www.kcprofessional.com/brands/kimt ech/rightcycle