| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 75.65 |
| Liaison | Maddie LoDico |
| Submission Date | Dec. 12, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Colby College
OP-23: Waste Diversion
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.25 / 3.00 |
Kevin
Bright Sustainability Coordinator Office of Sustainability |
Materials diverted from the solid waste landfill or incinerator:
Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator :
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:
Colby's waste diversion efforts includes recycling of redeemable bottles, paper, plastics, metals, glass, batteries, light bulbs, ink cartridges, shoes, and used technological items. We also have a RESCUE program, Recycle Everything, Save Colby's Usable Excess, for students unwanted furniture and other goods after moving out, and a semi-annual Freecycle event for office goods and furniture.
A brief description of any food donation programs employed by the institution:
Dining Services donates excess food from the dining halls and catering events and there are also boxes for students to donate food around RESCUE time
A brief description of any pre-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
All pre-consumer food waste generated during prep is collected from kitchens and dish rooms of all campus dining facilities daily. Food waste is collected in 5-gallon buckets with special screw-on lids and is trucked to the Physical Plant Department where is it consolidated in a campus composting bin.
A brief description of any post-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
Similarly, all post-consumer food waste generated after meals is collected from kitchens and dish rooms of all campus dining facilities daily. Food waste is collected in 5-gallon buckets with special screw-on lids and is trucked to the Physical Plant Department where is it consolidated in a campus composting bin.
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 | Yes |
Other materials that the institution includes in its waste diversion efforts:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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