Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 72.66
Liaison Megan Litke
Submission Date March 5, 2021

STARS v2.2

American University
OP-19: Construction and Demolition Waste Diversion

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.68 / 1.00 Courtney Stoner
Sustainability Analyst
Office of Sustainability
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Construction and demolition materials recycled, donated, or otherwise recovered:
115.64 Tons

Construction and demolition materials landfilled or incinerated:
53.63 Tons

Percentage of construction and demolition materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator through recycling, donation and/or other forms of recovery:
68.32

A brief description of programs, policies, infrastructure investments, outreach efforts, and/or other factors that contributed to the diversion rate for construction and demolition waste:

The University has a green building policy and a zero waste to landfill and incineration policy. All small renovations and maintenance done by university facilities fall under the C&D waste reported here. Large magnetic signs are placed on C&D dumpsters to let facilities staff know what belongs in the bin. Recycling staff will also collect C&D materials from projects on campus to ensure they're diverted.


Website URL where information about the institution’s C&D waste diversion efforts is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

http://american.edu/zerowaste

Data is from FY19, due to FY20 COVID-19 impacts.


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