Overall Rating	Gold
Overall Score	67.18
Liaison	Weston Dripps
Submission Date	Aug. 19, 2024

STARS v3.0

Amherst College
OP-12: Waste Generation and Recovery

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	3.83 / 5.00	Weston Dripps Director of Sustainability Sustainability

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12.1 Non-hazardous waste generated per person

Performance year for non-hazardous waste:

2024

Peer group:

Baccalaureate colleges and boarding schools

Non-hazardous waste recycled:

81.60 Metric tons

Non-hazardous waste composted:

251.68 Metric tons

Non-hazardous waste prepared for reuse:

33.80 Metric tons

Non-hazardous waste disposed of to a landfill or incinerator:

231 Metric tons

Estimated percentage of non-hazardous waste disposed of to a landfill or incinerator that is disposed of to a waste-to-energy (WTE) facility:

Full-time equivalent student enrollment:

2,141

Full-time equivalent of employees:

1,065

The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following five figures:

Total non-hazardous waste diverted from disposal:

367.08 Metric tons

Annual non-hazardous waste generated:

598.08 Metric tons

Full-time equivalent students and employees:

3,206

Annual non-hazardous waste generated per person:

186.55 Kilograms

Points earned for indicator OP 12.1:

0.73

12.2 Non-hazardous waste generated per square meter

Gross floor area of building space:

183,997 Square meters

The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following two figures:

Annual non-hazardous waste generated per unit of floor area:

3.25 Kilograms per square meter

Points earned for indicator OP 12.2:

0.88

12.3 Percentage of non-hazardous waste diverted from disposal

The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following two figures:

Percentage of non-hazardous waste diverted from disposal:

61.38

Points earned for indicator OP 12.3:

1.36

12.4 Percentage of construction and demolition waste diverted from disposal

Has the institution conducted one or more major construction, renovation, and/or demolition projects within the previous three years?:

Yes

Does the institution have sufficient data on construction and demolition waste to pursue this indicator?:

Yes

Performance year for construction and demolition waste:

2023

Construction and demolition waste recycled:

150.69 Metric tons

Construction and demolition waste prepared for reuse:

0 Metric tons

Construction and demolition waste disposed of to a landfill or incinerator:

45.45 Metric tons

The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following four figures:

Total construction and demolition waste diverted from disposal:

150.69 Metric tons

Annual construction and demolition waste generated:

196.14 Metric tons

Percentage of construction and demolition waste diverted from disposal:

76.83

Points earned for indicator OP 12.4:

0.85

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