Austin Peay State University
OP-18: Waste Minimization and Diversion

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Figures needed to determine total waste generated (and diverted):

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Materials recycled	133.30 Tons	109.10 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	4,298.80 Tons	4,298.80 Tons
Total waste generated	4,432.10 Tons	4,407.90 Tons

A brief description of the residual conversion facility:
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Period	Jan. 1, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Baseline Period	Jan. 1, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016

A brief description of when and why the waste generation baseline was adopted:
Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users”:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	1,900	1,900
Number of employees resident on-site	10	10
Number of other individuals resident on-site	0	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	8,089	8,089
Full-time equivalent of employees	1,052	1,052
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	989	989
Weighted campus users	6,591.50	6,591.50

Total waste generated per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total waste generated per weighted campus user	0.67 Tons	0.67 Tons

Percentage reduction in total waste generated per weighted campus user from baseline:
Percentage of materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator by recycling, composting, donating or re-selling, performance year:
Percentage of materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator (including up to 10 percent attributable to post-recycling residual conversion):
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	No
Cooking oil	Yes
Plant materials	No
Animal bedding	No
White goods (i.e. appliances)	Yes
Electronics	---
Laboratory equipment	No
Furniture	No
Residence hall move-in/move-out waste	No
Scrap metal	Yes
Pallets	Yes
Tires	No
Other (please specify below)	No

A brief description of other materials the institution has recycled, composted, donated and/or re-sold:
Materials intended for disposal but subsequently recovered and reused on campus, performance year:
Does the institution use single stream recycling to collect standard recyclables in common areas?:
Does the institution use dual stream recycling to collect standard recyclables in common areas?:
Does the institution use multi-stream recycling to collect standard recyclables in common areas?:
Average contamination rate for the institution’s recycling program:
A brief description of any recycling quality control mechanisms employed:
A brief description of the institution's waste-related behavior change initiatives:
A brief description of the institution's waste audits and other initiatives to assess its materials management efforts and identify areas for improvement:
A brief description of the institution's procurement policies designed to prevent waste:
A brief description of the institution's surplus department or formal office supplies exchange program that facilitates reuse of materials:
A brief description of the institution's platforms to encourage peer-to-peer exchange and reuse:
A brief description of the institution's limits on paper and ink consumption:
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to make materials available online by default rather than printing them:
A brief description of the institution's program to reduce 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:
Website URL where information about the institution’s waste minimization and diversion efforts is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission: