Sustainability at Rensselaer

Turtle Wings, a Fairfax, VA electronics recycling company, will be sponsoring a free residential electronics recycling day at 2622 7th Avenue Watervliet, NY. The date is May 10th (Saturday) and equipment will be collected from 10 AM to 2 PM. For further information call 518-320-7604.

At Rensselaer our efforts in the past have focused on the reduction of toxic emissions and effluents to the environment by capturing materials prior to discharge by banning drain disposal or using filters for air emissions. This has been a fairly successful approach to minimizing the immediate impact on the environment. However, the resulting waste materials must be carefully handled and eventually either transported to a landfill facility or incinerated. In the next decade EH&S will be emphasizing the need for a more “green chemistry” approach to scientific reserach.