Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 45.70
Liaison Amber Nicholson
Submission Date July 1, 2013
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STARS v1.2

Bellevue College
OP-17: Waste Reduction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.00 / 5.00 Deric Gruen
Sustainability and Resource Conservation Manager
Office of Sustainability
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Weight of materials recycled, 2005 baseline year :
82.90 Tons

Weight of materials composted, 2005 baseline year :
0 Tons

Weight of materials disposed as garbage, 2005 baseline year :
16.74 Tons

Weight of materials recycled, performance year :
125.28 Tons

Weight of materials composted, performance year :
9.10 Tons

Weight of materials disposed as garbage, performance year :
242 Tons

List the start and end dates of the waste reduction performance year:
07/2011 - 06/2012

On-campus residents, 2005:
0

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
8,198

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
10,680

On-campus residents, performance year:
0

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
10,956

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
10,166

Time period for weighted campus user (list the consecutive 12 month period that most closely overlaps with waste reduction performance year):
07/2011-06/2012

Indication of whether institution has a stated commitment to waste-reduction goals, such as zero waste:
Yes

A brief description of the plan of action to achieve waste reduction goals:
Bellevue College's overall waste reduction plan is housed within the College's Climate Action Plan. This plan entails reducing solid waste production by 5% per year over the baseline established in 2007-2008 (averaged out in 5 year increments) for a 50% reduction in the first ten years and to continue to reduce waste with a goal of reaching a 75% reduction by 2030 and 100% by 2050.

The website URL where information about the institution’s waste reduction initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The figures for recycling and garbage for the performance year do not capture the entire weight of materials recycled or disposed of on campus because we have some accounts that report only dollar amounts and not weight of materials.

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