Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 69.39
Liaison Mary Whitney
Submission Date Sept. 25, 2012
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Chatham University
OP-18: Waste Diversion

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.10 / 3.00 Mary Whitney
University Sustainability Coordinator
Office of Sustainability
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Materials recycled, composted, reused, donated, re-sold, or otherwise diverted :
116.03 Tons

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

A brief description of programs, policies, infrastructure investments, outreach efforts, and/or other factors that contributed to the diversion rate:

Chatham boasts a composting program in its dining facilities that gathers pre–and post-consumer materials, including takeout containers. Waste fat is sent to a regional biodiesel plant. The school–wide single–stream recycling program is successful and includes students and administration. The Waste Working Group of Chatham's Climate Committee promotes and advertises the reduction efforts at Chatham.


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