| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 51.17 |
| Liaison | Tom Hartzell |
| Submission Date | Feb. 22, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Calvin University
OP-23: Waste Diversion
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.39 / 3.00 |
Henry
Kingma Groundskeeper Physical Plant |
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Materials diverted from the solid waste landfill or incinerator:
655.88
Tons
None
Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator :
756.74
Tons
None
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:
Recycling program is managed by the college's Recycling Coordinator who supervises a student crew, hires vendors, gathers data, provides quality control and is a member of the Environmental Stewardship Committee. The college has a dedicated recycling facility and vehicle. To implement the compost program in 2012, the college had to move and retrofit a compactor and intstall a hydraulic lift to the recycling truck.
None
A brief description of any food donation programs employed by the institution:
Student organization brings pans of unopened hot food to local homeless shelter.
None
A brief description of any pre-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
Compostables receptacle used in all food prep areas.
None
A brief description of any post-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
Compostables receptacles used in pan cleaning areas and at the dish machine pulpers.
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 | Yes |
| 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 | Yes |
| Motor oil | Yes |
| Tires | No |
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Other materials that the institution includes in its waste diversion efforts:
Hazardous waste, styrofoam, corrugated cardboard, asphalt, concrete, ballasts, electronics, copper wire,
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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