Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 69.73
Liaison Megan Litke
Submission Date Jan. 31, 2011
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.0

American University
OP-17: Waste Reduction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.43 / 5.00 Emily Curley
Sustainability Coordinator
Sustainability
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Weight of materials recycled, 2005 baseline year :
823.50 Tons

Weight of materials composted, 2005 baseline year :
0 Tons

Weight of materials disposed as garbage, 2005 baseline year :
1,096.35 Tons

Weight of materials recycled, performance year :
652.41 Tons

Weight of materials composted, performance year :
163 Tons

Weight of materials disposed as garbage, performance year :
739.06 Tons

On-campus residents, 2005:
3,918

Full-time, non-residential/commuter students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
6,966

Part-time, non-residential/commuter students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
4,501

On-campus residents, performance year:
4,065

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
7,914

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
4,359

The website URL where information about the institution’s waste reduction initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Waste figures are a school year (Sept - Aug) for 2004-2005 and 2009-2010 school years.

Population numbers are for the 2004-2005 and 2009-2010 school years.

In 2004-05, part time graduate assistants were included in the part-time staff figures but not in 2009-10


Waste figures are a school year (Sept - Aug) for 2004-2005 and 2009-2010 school years.

Population numbers are for the 2004-2005 and 2009-2010 school years.

In 2004-05, part time graduate assistants were included in the part-time staff figures but not in 2009-10

The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.