Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 52.27
Liaison Stephen Ellis
Submission Date July 2, 2012
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

Boston University
OP-17: Waste Reduction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.60 / 5.00 Michael Lyons
Senior Category Manager - Facilities
Sourcing & Procurement
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

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Weight of materials recycled, 2005 baseline year :
361 Tons

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Weight of materials composted, 2005 baseline year :
0 Tons

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Weight of materials disposed as garbage, 2005 baseline year :
10,600 Tons

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Weight of materials recycled, performance year :
1,553 Tons

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Weight of materials composted, performance year :
1,247 Tons

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Weight of materials disposed as garbage, performance year :
6,798 Tons

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List the start and end dates of the waste reduction performance year:
01-01-11 to 12-31-11

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On-campus residents, 2005:
11,853

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Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
21,323

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Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
7,623

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On-campus residents, performance year:
12,378

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Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
22,221

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Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
7,923

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Time period for weighted campus user (list the consecutive 12 month period that most closely overlaps with waste reduction performance year):
06-01-10 to 05-30-11

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Indication of whether institution has a stated commitment to waste-reduction goals, such as zero waste:
No

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A brief description of the plan of action to achieve waste reduction goals:
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The website URL where information about the institution’s waste reduction initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Baseline year data is based on a 2006 waste audit conducted on the Charles River Campus. No data for the Medical Campus is available before 2008. To calculate the University's 2006 waste and recycling, our calculations assume the Medical Campus Waste for 2006 is equal to 2008. Weighted Campus Users reflect 2006 for baseline year for consistency.

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