Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 50.39
Liaison Stephen Ellis
Submission Date July 24, 2013
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

Boston University
OP-17: Waste Reduction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.00 / 5.00 Sarah Healy
Sustainability Intern
FM&P
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Weight of materials recycled, 2005 baseline year :
361 Tons

Weight of materials composted, 2005 baseline year :
0 Tons

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

Weight of materials recycled, performance year :
1,535 Tons

Weight of materials composted, performance year :
1,268 Tons

Weight of materials disposed as garbage, performance year :
6,680 Tons

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

On-campus residents, 2005:
11,853

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

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

On-campus residents, performance year:
11,508

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
17,828

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
4,224

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

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

A brief description of the plan of action to achieve waste reduction goals:
---

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.


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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