The document outlines ways that environmental companies can help colleges and universities improve their chemical waste management programs. It suggests identifying schools with needs, offering expertise in regulations and technologies, providing management assistance through training and procedures, conducting chemical inventories, and helping with transportation if permitted. The goal is to be good neighbors while gaining experience for staff.

1. The SC3 Campaign:
How Colleges & Universities Can Help
ACS National
Meeting
Philadelphia, PA
August17, 2008
Russell Phifer
WC Environmental,
LLC

2. Identify Schools with Needs
• Local
– Its easier to help!
• Poorly funded
• Those without adequate staffing
• Older schools may have greatest need
• Referrals from EPA regional
coordinators

3. What do you have to offer?
• Expertise
– Familiarity with regulations
– Experience managing chemical wastes
– Knowledge of vendors & technologies
• Resources
– Reference materials
– Equipment / supplies
– Inventory management background or
software

4. Management Assistance
• Help schools incorporate chemical
safety into curriculum, business
practices, and budget development
• Work with other community stakeholders
to get them involved
• Set goals and measures
• Establish procedure for maintaining an
effective program

5. Training
• Chemical safety
• Proper storage
• Waste determinations
• Segregation / consolidation
• Contracting
• Manifest / paperwork review

6. Hands on help
• Review chemical inventory
– Determine which chemicals are particularly
hazardous
– Help decide what chemicals are not used
– Classify for storage
– Physical handling if needed

7. A Step Further…
• Piggy-back on milk runs
• Help with contracting
• Packaging & transport where permitted

8. Why should you help?
• Be a good neighbor
• Public relations
• Good for training your staff
• For the experience

9. Chemical Security
• Review how chemicals are stored and
secured
• Are there chemicals which might be
deliberately abused?