Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
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Overall Score | 50.83 |
Liaison | Hannah Spirrison |
Submission Date | March 29, 2018 |
Executive Letter | Download |
Antioch College
OP-19: Waste Minimization and Diversion
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.99 / 8.00 |
Jackie
Ashworth Director, Physical Plant Physical Plant |
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Parts 1 and 2: Waste Minimization
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Materials recycled | 102 Tons | 150 Tons |
Materials composted | 0 Tons | 0 Tons |
Materials donated or re-sold | 0 Tons | 0 Tons |
Materials disposed through post-recycling residual conversion | 0 Tons | 0 Tons |
Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator | 208 Tons | 136.50 Tons |
Total waste generated | 310 Tons | 286.50 Tons |
If reporting post-recycling residual conversion, provide:
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Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date | End Date | |
Performance Year | Jan. 1, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2017 |
Baseline Year | Jan. 1, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2016 |
If end date of the baseline year/period is 2004 or earlier, provide:
The 3-year period from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2016 is used as the waste generation baseline for consistency across all sustainability reporting.
Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users”:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Number of students resident on-site | 76 | 209 |
Number of employees resident on-site | 3 | 4.30 |
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds | 19 | 18.30 |
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 133 | 240 |
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) | 131 | 167 |
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 0 | 0 |
Weighted campus users | 236.75 | 376.88 |
Total waste generated per weighted campus user:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Total waste generated per weighted campus user | 1.31 Tons | 0.76 Tons |
Percentage reduction in total waste generated per weighted campus user from baseline:
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Part 3: Waste Diversion
32.90
Percentage of materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator (including up to 10 percent attributable to post-recycling residual conversion):
32.90
In the waste figures reported above, has the institution recycled, composted, donated and/or re-sold the following materials?:
Yes or No | |
Paper, plastics, glass, metals, and other recyclable containers | Yes |
Food | Yes |
Cooking oil | No |
Plant materials | Yes |
Animal bedding | No |
White goods (i.e. appliances) | No |
Laboratory equipment | No |
Furniture | No |
Residence hall move-in/move-out waste | No |
Scrap metal | No |
Pallets | No |
Tires | No |
Other (please specify below) | Yes |
A brief description of other materials the institution has recycled, composted, donated and/or re-sold:
Antioch College has routinely resold or repurposed equipment, furniture and other materials but has not tracked weight and category of these items.
Optional Fields
Active Recovery and Reuse
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Recycling Management
No
Does the institution use dual stream (two separate containers for recyclables, e.g. one for paper and another for plastic, glass, and metals) to collect standard recyclables (i.e. paper, plastic, glass, metals) in common areas?:
No
Does the institution use multi-stream recycling (multiple containers that further separate different types of materials) to collect standard recyclables (i.e. paper, plastic, glass, metals) in common areas?:
Yes
Contamination and Discard Rates
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A brief description of any recycling quality control mechanisms employed, e.g. efforts to minimize contamination and/or monitor the discard rates of the materials recovery facilities and mills to which materials are diverted:
The College's recycling program has signage and color-coded, point of use containers to minimize contamination.
Programs and Initiatives
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A brief description of the institution's waste audits and other initiatives to assess its materials management efforts and identify areas for improvement:
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A brief description of the institution's procurement policies designed to prevent waste (e.g. by minimizing packaging and purchasing in bulk):
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A brief description of the institution's surplus department or formal office supplies exchange program that facilitates reuse of materials:
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A brief description of the institution's platforms to encourage peer-to-peer exchange and reuse (e.g. of electronics, furnishings, books and other goods):
Antioch College has a Free Store on campus to promote recycling and resource sharing.
A brief description of the institution's limits on paper and ink consumption (e.g. restricting free printing and/or mandating doubled-sided printing in libraries and computer labs):
Antioch College utilizes PaperCut to limit paper and ink consumption. Effective July 2016, all students have an allowance of up to 300 black and white pages per term. Staff and faculty must utilize their ID card for printing; cards are linked to departmental budgets.
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to make materials (e.g. course catalogs, course schedules, and directories) available online by default rather than printing them:
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A brief description of the institution's program to reduce residence hall move-in/move-out waste:
Students can use the Free Store to repurpose residence hall move-in/move-out waste.
A brief description of the institution's programs or initiatives to recover and reuse other materials intended for disposal:
Antioch College collects flourescent tubes and recycles glass from tubes by utilizing a flourescent tube recycling machine.
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The Antioch Farm has a composting program. However, these figures were not reported in this section because historical data was not consistently recorded. The College is planning to more accurately track this information moving forward.
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.