Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 51.17
Liaison Tom Hartzell
Submission Date Feb. 22, 2016
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Calvin University
OP-23: Waste Diversion

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 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

Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator :
756.74 Tons

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.


A brief description of any food donation programs employed by the institution:

Student organization brings pans of unopened hot food to local homeless shelter.


A brief description of any pre-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:

Compostables receptacle used in all food prep areas.


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

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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