| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 50.39 |
| Liaison | Stephen Ellis |
| Submission Date | July 24, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Boston University
OP-18: Waste Diversion
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.95 / 3.00 |
Sarah
Healy Sustainability Intern FM&P |
Materials recycled, composted, reused, donated, re-sold, or otherwise diverted :
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:
In November 2009, the University began to roll out the recycling infrastructure needed to support a more complete recycling program. This project was completed during the spring 2010 semester. The campus was divided into sections to best implement the system. Each week a new area was addressed by a team from Facilities Management & Planning, the Sustainability Liaison from the school or college, and a representative from Save That Stuff, the University’s recycling vendor. The team walked each floor in every building within the area to design a system that would integrate the recycling and waste stream systems to increase the convenience of recycling and reduce the volume of the University’s waste.
http://www.bu.edu/sustainability/what-were-doing/waste-reduction/
http://www.bu.edu/sustainability/campus-resources/reduce-reuse-recycle/
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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