| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 66.56 |
| Liaison | David Blodgett |
| Submission Date | March 13, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Babson College
OP-23: Waste Diversion
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.82 / 3.00 |
Steve
Tolley Assistant Director, Ground, Building Services & Sustainability Facilities Management & Planning |
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Materials diverted from the solid waste landfill or incinerator:
334.61
Metric tons
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Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator :
886.73
Metric tons
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A brief description of programs, policies, infrastructure investments, outreach efforts, and/or other factors that contributed to the diversion rate, including efforts made during the previous three years:
Babson has an extensive recycling program that includes mixed recycling, pre-consumer food waste, clothing, books, electronics, mattresses, metals, light bulbs, furniture and others items.
-In the summer of 2013 we launched our pre-consumer food waste diversion program
-We have been walking through buildings to review recycling signage, posters, and bin labels to ensure that the proper information is posted and to remove old information
-We have participated in RecycleMania since 2009.
-In the Fall of 2013 we launched move-in recycling
-We have done Slash the Trash, our move-out diversion program, since 2012
-In the Fall of 2014 we started piloting post-consumer compost collection
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A brief description of any food donation programs employed by the institution:
Food collected during move-out is donated to a local charity.
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A brief description of any pre-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
In July 2013 we launched our pre-consumer food waste diversion program at our dining hall. In January 2014 this was expanded to our Campus Center, and in April 2014 to our graduate school dining facility. We are working to place the program in our last food service location.
Our waste is collected by a local hauler and brought to a regional farm to be composted into soil.
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A brief description of any post-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
We collect post-consumer waste in our campus center dining area.
Does the institution include the following materials in its waste diversion efforts?:
| Yes or No | |
| Paper, plastics, glass, metals, and other recyclable containers | Yes |
| Food donations | Yes |
| Food for animals | No |
| Food composting | Yes |
| Cooking oil | Yes |
| Plant materials composting | Yes |
| Animal bedding composting | No |
| Batteries | Yes |
| Light bulbs | Yes |
| Toner/ink-jet cartridges | Yes |
| White goods (i.e. appliances) | Yes |
| Laboratory equipment | Yes |
| Furniture | Yes |
| Residence hall move-in/move-out waste | Yes |
| Scrap metal | Yes |
| Pallets | Yes |
| Motor oil | Yes |
| Tires | Yes |
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Other materials that the institution includes in its waste diversion efforts:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Many of the streams indicated above, such as cooking oil, are recycled but are not included in our weights.
This information is for the period of FY14, which runs from July 1, 2013-June 30, 2014..
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.