| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.23 |
| Liaison | Roxane Beigel-Coryell |
| Submission Date | March 6, 2020 |
California State University, Channel Islands
OP-18: Waste Minimization and Diversion
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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3.66 / 8.00 |
R
Banuelos Assistant Director Operations, Planning & Construction |
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Parts 1 and 2. Waste per person
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Materials recycled | 236.66 Tons | 226 Tons |
| Materials composted | 511 Tons | 0 Tons |
| Materials donated or re-sold | 0 Tons | 0 Tons |
| Materials disposed through post-recycling residual conversion | 0 Tons | 0 Tons |
| Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator | 353.09 Tons | 251.85 Tons |
| Total waste generated | 1,100.75 Tons | 477.85 Tons |
If reporting post-recycling residual conversion, provide:
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Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
| Start Date | End Date | |
| Performance Period | July 1, 2018 | June 30, 2019 |
| Baseline Period | July 1, 2008 | June 30, 2009 |
If end date of the baseline year/period is 2004 or earlier, provide:
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Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users”:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Number of students resident on-site | 1,558 | 1,020 |
| Number of employees resident on-site | 0 | 0 |
| Number of other individuals resident on-site | 0 | 0 |
| Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 6,406 | 4,315 |
| Full-time equivalent of employees | 877.70 | 520 |
| Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 726 | 0 |
| Weighted campus users | 5,307.78 | 3,881.25 |
Total waste generated per weighted campus user:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Total waste generated per weighted campus user | 0.21 Tons | 0.12 Tons |
Percentage reduction in total waste generated per weighted campus user from baseline:
0
Part 3. Waste diverted from the landfill or incinerator
67.92
Percentage of materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator (including up to 10 percent attributable to post-recycling residual conversion):
67.92
In the waste figures reported above, has the institution recycled, composted, donated and/or re-sold the following materials?:
| Yes or No | |
| Paper, plastics, glass, metals, and other recyclable containers | Yes |
| Food | Yes |
| Cooking oil | No |
| Plant materials | Yes |
| Animal bedding | No |
| White goods (i.e. appliances) | Yes |
| Electronics | Yes |
| Laboratory equipment | No |
| Furniture | No |
| Residence hall move-in/move-out waste | Yes |
| Scrap metal | Yes |
| Pallets | Yes |
| Tires | No |
| Other (please specify below) | Yes |
A brief description of other materials the institution has recycled, composted, donated and/or re-sold:
The figures reported above also include disposal of batteries, fluorescent lamps, and ballasts.
Optional Fields
Active Recovery and Reuse
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Recycling Management
Yes
Does the institution use dual stream recycling to collect standard recyclables in common areas?:
No
Does the institution use multi-stream recycling to collect standard recyclables in common areas?:
No
Contamination and Discard Rates
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A brief description of any recycling quality control mechanisms employed:
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Programs and Initiatives
CSUCI uses green screens, social media, and class presentations to do outreach including waste reduction tips and the importance of reducing, reusing, and recycling correctly. The sustainability Instagram account regularly features sustainability swaps, highlighting ways to ditch disposable items for reusable ones. The sustainability office also created a rack card that highlights 10 sustainable swap ideas, ranging from utensils to menstrual cups to dryer balls.
A brief description of the institution's waste audits and other initiatives to assess its materials management efforts and identify areas for improvement:
CSU Channel Islands tracks waste totals on a monthly and annual basis to monitor diversion rates and waste generation totals. The campus has a goal to achieve 80% diversion from the landfill by 2020. Periodically the campus conducts waste audits to better understand what the campus waste stream is composed of.
A brief description of the institution's procurement policies designed to prevent waste:
CSU Channel Islands abides by the CSU Sustainability Policy that states the following procurement policies:
1. Campuses will promote use of suppliers and/or vendors who reduce waste, re-purpose recycled material, or support other environmentally friendly practices in the provision of goods or services to the CSU under contract. This may include additional evaluation points in solicitation evaluations for suppliers integrating sustainable practices.
2. To move to zero waste, campus practices should: (1) encourage use of products that minimize the volume of trash sent to landfill or incinerators; (2) participate in the CalRecycle Buy-Recycled program or equivalent; and (3) increase recycled content purchases in all Buy Recycled program product categories.
3. Campuses shall continue to report on all recycled content product categories, consistent with PCC § 12153-12217 and shall implement improved tracking and reporting procedures for their recycled content purchases.
1. Campuses will promote use of suppliers and/or vendors who reduce waste, re-purpose recycled material, or support other environmentally friendly practices in the provision of goods or services to the CSU under contract. This may include additional evaluation points in solicitation evaluations for suppliers integrating sustainable practices.
2. To move to zero waste, campus practices should: (1) encourage use of products that minimize the volume of trash sent to landfill or incinerators; (2) participate in the CalRecycle Buy-Recycled program or equivalent; and (3) increase recycled content purchases in all Buy Recycled program product categories.
3. Campuses shall continue to report on all recycled content product categories, consistent with PCC § 12153-12217 and shall implement improved tracking and reporting procedures for their recycled content purchases.
A brief description of the institution's surplus department or formal office supplies exchange program that facilitates reuse of materials:
CSUCI's surplus program manages all used furniture and other property on campus. When an individual has property they no longer need, they place a work order for the property to be taken to surplus. If furniture is broken or in poor condition, it is placed in the correct recycle roll off box (wood, metal).Furniture that is in good condition is stored in a warehouse on campus. This furniture is made available to anyone in search of furniture for their office.
Furniture that cannot be used on campus is placed for sale on an auction site. Every attempt is made to sell furniture before items are recycled.
Furniture that cannot be used on campus is placed for sale on an auction site. Every attempt is made to sell furniture before items are recycled.
A brief description of the institution's platforms to encourage peer-to-peer exchange and reuse:
The Basic Needs Program at CSU Channel Islands manages two clothing exchange programs for students. Ekho's Career Closet was launched in 2018 to provide free professional clothing to CSUCI students. Students, faculty and staff can donate gently used professional clothing that is then available to CSUCI students for free. The Basic Needs program also just opened Ekho's Closet to provide casual clothing options to CSUCI students. Ekho's Closet carries basic essentials for any wardrobe.
A brief description of the institution's limits on paper and ink consumption:
Printing is controlled by use of student ID card accounts in the Broome Library and other locations on campus. The default is to print double-sided everywhere on campus, where applicable.
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to make materials available online by default rather than printing them:
CSU Channel Islands endeavors to make materials available online, rather than printing them, whenever possible. For example, the course catalog is primarily available online, though print and DVD options are available for anyone who may have problems accessing the catalog online. The printed copies of the catalog are printed on recycled paper.
The campus makes the class schedule available online and no longer prints this material; although, the bookstore has this available to students wanting a printed copy through a printed demand service. No directories are printed, due to it being online.
The campus makes the class schedule available online and no longer prints this material; although, the bookstore has this available to students wanting a printed copy through a printed demand service. No directories are printed, due to it being online.
A brief description of the institution's program to reduce residence hall move-in/move-out waste:
At the end of the semester, CSU Channel Islands staff communicates the importance of continuing to live green during move-out by donating items that can be reused and providing many recycle bins for those materials that can be recycled. Suggestions of specific items that could be reused or recycled are provided to residents. During the actual move-out week, housing staff helps monitor this process to reduce waste and encourage reuse and recycling. At the end of each school year housing sets up a donation station where students can donate unwanted items and other students can pick them up and use them. Housing is also looking into using the items donated that were not picked up again at the beginning of the school year as a donation station for incoming students, this should be effective for cleaning supplies and other household items like this that many students need.
A brief description of the institution's programs or initiatives to recover and reuse other materials intended for disposal:
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Website URL where information about the institution’s waste minimization and diversion efforts is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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