Overall Rating Reporter - expired
Overall Score
Liaison Deborah Steinberg
Submission Date Aug. 1, 2011
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Carnegie Mellon University
OP-17: Waste Reduction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete Reporter Barbara Kviz
Environmental Coordinator
Facilities Management Services
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Weight of materials recycled, 2005 baseline year :
558.77 Tons

Weight of materials composted, 2005 baseline year :
83.98 Tons

Weight of materials disposed as garbage, 2005 baseline year :
3,006 Tons

Weight of materials recycled, performance year :
666.61 Tons

Weight of materials composted, performance year :
169.22 Tons

Weight of materials disposed as garbage, performance year :
3,089 Tons

On-campus residents, 2005:
3,745

Full-time, non-residential/commuter students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
10,252

Part-time, non-residential/commuter students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
1,463

On-campus residents, performance year:
3,784

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
10,674

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
1,407

The website URL where information about the institution’s waste reduction initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

The weight of recycled, composted, and disposed materials was obtained from the CMU Factbook 2010~2011. Composted materials included food waste and plant materials.


The weight of recycled, composted, and disposed materials was obtained from the CMU Factbook 2010~2011. Composted materials included food waste and plant materials.

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