Seneca Valley School District Universal Waste Disposal Policies & Records

Cindy Long filed this request with the Seneca Valley School District of Harmony, PA.

It is a clone of this request.

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From: MuckRock

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to Pennsylvania Right to Know Act, I hereby request the following records:

Copy of electronics waste disposal and/or electronics waste recycling contracts for previous 3 years for all Seneca Valley Area School District facilities.

Copy of hard drive shredding and/or hard drive disposal contracts for previous 3 years for all Seneca Valley Area School District facilities.

Copy of universal waste disposal, including florescent light bulbs and batteries, contracts for previous 3 years for all Seneca Valley Area School District facilities.

Copy of all procurement records of light bulbs, including Bills of Lading, Shipping Documents and Invoices for previous 3 years for all Seneca Valley Area School District facilities.

Copy of all procurement records of batteries, including Bills of Lading, Shipping Documents and Invoices for previous 3 years for all Seneca Valley Area School District facilities.

Copy of all recycling/disposal records of light bulbs, including Bills of Lading, Shipping Documents and Invoices for previous 3 years for all Seneca Valley Area School District facilities.

Copy of all recycling/disposal records of batteries, including Bills of Lading, Shipping Documents and Invoices for previous 3 years for all Seneca Valley Area School District facilities.

Records of electronics waste, including computers, electronics and TVs, recycled for the previous 3 years including destination of material for all Seneca Valley Area School District facilities.

Copy of Seneca Valley School District’s due diligence policy (or equivalent) for handling end of life electronics. Including criteria for selecting an electronics recycler for all Seneca Valley Area School District facilities.

Copy of Seneca Valley School District’s written policy (or equivalent) for complying with Act 108 of 2010 (Covered Device Recycling Act) for all Seneca Valley Area School District facilities.

Copy of Seneca Valley School District’s written policy (or equivalent) for complying with 25 PA Code 261a.5 (b) for all Seneca Valley Area School District facilities.

List or records of any fines, penalties or warnings received by Seneca Valley Area School District in regards to improper disposal of Universal Waste including light bulbs, batteries and electronics.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, and is not being made for commercial usage.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Cindy Long

From: Cindy Long

Linda,

Thank you for the information. Please let me know when the final costs.

From: Andreassi, Linda L

May 5, 2015

Via E-Mail

Cindy Long

Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com>

For mailed responses, please address:
MuckRock News
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PO Box 55819
Boston, MA 02205-5819

Re: Request for Records

Dear Ms. Long / MuckRock News:

The Seneca Valley School District ("District") is in receipt of your Public Records Request (“Request”) dated Tuesday, April 28, 2015, made pursuant to the Right to Know Law ("RTKL"), which requests:

· Copy of electronics waste disposal and/or electronics waste recycling contracts for previous 3 years for all Seneca Valley Area School District facilities.

· Copy of hard drive shredding and/or hard drive disposal contracts for previous 3 years for all Seneca Valley Area School District facilities.

· Copy of universal waste disposal, including florescent light bulbs and batteries, contracts for previous 3 years for all Seneca Valley Area School District facilities.

· Copy of all procurement records of light bulbs, including Bills of Lading, Shipping Documents and Invoices for previous 3 years for all Seneca Valley Area School District facilities.

· Copy of all procurement records of batteries, including Bills of Lading, Shipping Documents and Invoices for previous 3 years for all Seneca Valley Area School District facilities.

· Copy of all recycling/disposal records of light bulbs, including Bills of Lading, Shipping Documents and Invoices for previous 3 years for all Seneca Valley Area School District facilities.

· Copy of all recycling/disposal records of batteries, including Bills of Lading, Shipping Documents and Invoices for previous 3 years for all Seneca Valley Area School District facilities.

· Records of electronics waste, including computers, electronics and TVs, recycled for the previous 3 years including destination of material for all Seneca Valley Area School District facilities.

· Copy of Seneca Valley School District’s due diligence policy (or equivalent) for handling end of life electronics. Including criteria for selecting an electronics recycler for all Seneca Valley Area School District facilities.

· Copy of Seneca Valley School District’s written policy (or equivalent) for complying with Act 108 of 2010 (Covered Device Recycling Act) for all Seneca Valley Area School District facilities.

· Copy of Seneca Valley School District’s written policy (or equivalent) for complying with 25 PA Code 261a.5 (b) for all Seneca Valley Area School District facilities.

· List or records of any fines, penalties or warnings received by Seneca Valley Area School District in regards to improper disposal of Universal Waste including light bulbs, batteries and electronics.
Please be advised that the District requires additional time beyond five business days to respond to your request pursuant to Section 902 of the RTKL. An extension of time is required because the extent and/or nature of the request and staffing limitations preclude a response within the required time period. At this time, the District is unable to provide an estimate of the applicable fees for photocopying. If it is estimated that such costs are expected to exceed $100, the District may require your prepayment of the estimated fees before reproductions are made.

The District expects to provide a written response to your request and have any responsive public records available within thirty (30) days of today's date, unless the records are available at an earlier date.

Sincerely,
Linda Andreassi
Open Records Officer

From: MuckRock.com

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 28, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: Andreassi, Linda L

Good afternoon.

We are in the process of gathering the materials as requested.

At this time, it would appear that the total costs, including copying and mailing, will exceed $100.

Understanding the estimated costs associated with the materials, please confirm you wish us to continue collecting with the intent to provide a final invoice as per our due date of Friday, June 5.

Thank you,
Linda Andreassi

From: Cindy Long

Linda,

Please continue. We will look forward to the invoice on Friday, June 5th.

From: Seneca Valley School District

A copy of documents responsive to the request.

From: Seneca Valley School District

A cover letter granting the request and outlining any exempted materials, if any.

From: Andreassi, Linda L

June 5, 2015

Cindy Long

Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com>
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 17558
PO Box 55819
Boston, MA 02205-5819

In response to your original RTK dated May 5, 2015, please find the attached electronic documents in partial fulfillment of your RTK of the Seneca Valley School District. The RTK documents you requested not in electronic form were mailed to you at the above address in hard copy. Included with that mailing is an invoice of copying and shipping costs (that invoice is also attached here).

Please note that neither the electronic or hard copy documents contain information on the following items as no such documents exist:

· Copy of Seneca Valley School District’s due diligence policy (or equivalent) for handling end of life electronics. Including criteria for selecting an electronics recycler for all Seneca Valley Area School District facilities.

· Copy of Seneca Valley School District’s written policy (or equivalent) for complying with Act 108 of 2010 (Covered Device Recycling Act) for all Seneca Valley Area School District facilities.

· Copy of Seneca Valley School District’s written policy (or equivalent) for complying with 25 PA Code 261a.5 (b) for all Seneca Valley Area School District facilities.
· List or records of any fines, penalties or warnings received by Seneca Valley Area School District in regards to improper disposal of Universal Waste including light bulbs, batteries and electronics.

Thank you,
Linda Andreassi

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