3357:15-16-12. Electronic device recovery

(A) The intent of the policy is to provide a method of returning electronic devices turned into the college lost and found by discovering the owner's identity, if this is not readily apparent, and disposing of these items after a reasonable amount of time.

(B) Philosophy: environmental impact: According to the U.S. environmental protection agency, over 4.5 billion pounds of electronic waste was discarded in the United States alone in 2007. As much as eighty two percent of this was incinerated or dumped in landfills and accounted for between two perfcent and five percent of the municipal solid waste stream. Only about eighteen percent of the total was recycled.

(C) According to the nonprofit group world computer exchange, "an average computer can contain up to 1,000 toxins, including lead, cadmium, mercury, and other heavy metals that are known to damage the nervous system, kidneys, and brain, and to cause cancer and birth defects. It is estimated that up to 40 percent of heavy metals in landfills come from e-waste." Stark state college is joining in a national movement among higher education institutions to lessen their impact on the environment.

(D) By donating unclaimed electronic devices to campus organizations, the electronic device recovery policy will extend the useful life of the products and keep them out of the waste stream.

Effective: 2/23/2015
Promulgated Under: 111.15
Statutory Authority: 3357:15
Rule Amplifies: 3357:15