Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 55.06
Liaison Susan Powers
Submission Date Nov. 30, 2012
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Clarkson University
OP-18: Waste Diversion

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.74 / 3.00 Susan Powers
Director of the Institute for a Sustainable Environment
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Materials recycled, composted, reused, donated, re-sold, or otherwise diverted :
150 Tons

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

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A brief description of programs, policies, infrastructure investments, outreach efforts, and/or other factors that contributed to the diversion rate:
http://www.clarkson.edu/green/sustain_campus/material_recycling.html Our solid waste management program includes zero-sort recycling to improve recycling rates. Programs to increase awareness about recycling are on-going. Some of campus food waste is diverted to a food waste digester for on-campus waste management to create heat, electricity and fertilizer.

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