| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 56.91 |
| Liaison | Natalie Hayes |
| Submission Date | July 9, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Bentley University
OP-23: Waste Diversion
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.93 / 3.00 |
Natalie
Hayes Associate Director of Sustainability Office of Sustainability |
Materials diverted from the solid waste landfill or incinerator:
Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator :
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:
Bentley has a thriving single-stream recycling program. Recycling has increased by 3 tons per month on average from 2011 to 2013.
Give 'N Go is the Spring Sustainable Move-Out Program that reduces trash generation, encourages community via student exchange, and promotes donation because it provides a smart, convenient solution to redistribute reusable items that students no longer need or want. Students will be allowed to swap items at the donation stations to encourage the reuse of goods. All goods left at the end of the day are donated to local charity such as Mass Coalition for the Homeless, Goodwill, and Middlesex Human Services (Bristol Lodge Shelters).
As of February 2012, Bentley's kitchens' grease containers are picked up and recycled by Cape Cod Biofuels. This is a local company that makes biofuel from the used cooking oil.
Bentley has an extensive E-waste program including a program for Bentley-owned electronics. The Bentley community is encouraged to recycle ink cartridges, batteries and small electronics on campus through drop-off stations.
A brief description of any food donation programs employed by the institution:
N/A
A brief description of any pre-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
The trash compactors from LaCava and the Student Center get diverted to WeCare Environmental an Industrial Composting facility in Marlborough, MA where we estimate 80% of this trash ends up as compost. The trash that is not sent to WeCare goes to Covanta to be burned for energy.
A brief description of any post-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
N/A
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 | No |
| 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 | No |
| Motor oil | Yes |
| Tires | No |
Other materials that the institution includes in its waste diversion efforts:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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