| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 59.08 |
| Liaison | John Pumilio |
| Submission Date | July 17, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Colgate University
OP-17: Waste Reduction
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.91 / 5.00 |
John
Pumilio Director of Sustainability Sustainability Office |
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Weight of materials recycled, 2005 baseline year :
44.23
Metric tons
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Weight of materials composted, 2005 baseline year :
0
Metric tons
None
Weight of materials disposed as garbage, 2005 baseline year :
958.89
Metric tons
None
Weight of materials recycled, performance year :
153.90
Metric tons
None
Weight of materials composted, performance year :
3.54
Metric tons
None
Weight of materials disposed as garbage, performance year :
684.14
Metric tons
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List the start and end dates of the waste reduction performance year:
Start: July 1, 2011; End: June 30, 2012
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On-campus residents, 2005:
2,811
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Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
946
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Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
0
None
On-campus residents, performance year:
2,934
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Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
956
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Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
0
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Time period for weighted campus user (list the consecutive 12 month period that most closely overlaps with waste reduction performance year):
8/2011 through 5/2012
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Indication of whether institution has a stated commitment to waste-reduction goals, such as zero waste:
Yes
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A brief description of the plan of action to achieve waste reduction goals:
Reduce landfill waste by 300 tons or by 39% by 2015.
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The website URL where information about the institution’s waste reduction initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Landfill Waste:
Our landfill waste data goes back to 2007. A trendline gave us an estimate of 1057 tons in 2005.
Recyclables:
Our recycling data is collected during the 10-week RecycleMania competition and goes back to 2009. A trendline gave us an estimate of 15,000 lbs of recyclables during the competition for 15,000. We extrapolated this for the year and came up with a total of 97,500 lbs (48.75 tons) in 2005.
We used the same approach in 2012 and extrapolated our RecycleMania data for the year. This resulted in 339,300 lbs (169.65 tons) of recyclables in 2012.
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