Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
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Overall Score | 70.82 |
Liaison | Stephanie MacPhee |
Submission Date | Jan. 7, 2015 |
Executive Letter | Download |
Dalhousie University
OP-22: Waste Minimization
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.26 / 5.00 |
Waste generated::
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Materials recycled | 319.33 Metric tons | 359.25 Metric tons |
Materials composted | 431.82 Metric tons | 272.16 Metric tons |
Materials reused, donated or re-sold | 9.07 Metric tons | 9.07 Metric tons |
Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator | 588.76 Metric tons | 410.05 Metric tons |
Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users”::
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Number of residential students | ||
Number of residential employees | ||
Number of in-patient hospital beds | ||
Full-time equivalent enrollment | ||
Full-time equivalent of employees | ||
Full-time equivalent of distance education students |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date | End Date | |
Performance Year | April 1, 2013 | March 31, 2014 |
Baseline Year | April 1, 2010 | March 31, 2011 |
A brief description of when and why the waste generation baseline was adopted:
A brief description of any (non-food) waste audits employed by the institution:
A brief description of any institutional procurement policies designed to prevent waste:
A brief description of any surplus department or formal office supplies exchange program that facilitates reuse of materials:
A brief description of the institution's efforts to make materials available online by default rather than printing them:
A brief description of any limits on paper and ink consumption employed by the institution:
A brief description of any programs employed by the institution to reduce residence hall move-in/move-out waste:
A brief description of any other (non-food) waste minimization strategies employed by the institution:
A brief description of any food waste audits employed by the institution:
A brief description of any programs and/or practices to track and reduce pre-consumer food waste in the form of kitchen food waste, prep waste and spoilage:
A brief description of programs and/or practices to track and reduce post-consumer food waste:
A brief description of the institution's provision of reusable and/or third party certified compostable to-go containers for to-go food and beverage items (in conjunction with a composting program):
A brief description of the institution's provision of reusable service ware for “dine in” meals and reusable and/or third party certified compostable service ware for to-go meals (in conjunction with a composting program):
A brief description of any discounts offered to customers who use reusable containers (e.g. mugs) instead of disposable or compostable containers in to-go food service operations:
A brief description of other dining services waste minimization programs and initiatives:
The website URL where information about the institution’s waste minimization initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Dalhousie University has a number of waste management programs to reduce and re-use material on campus through programs such as surplus goods and divert material from the landfill such as pre and post-consumer organics, paper and cardboard, yard waste, and recyclables which includes refundables. In addition a number of other re-use and recycling programs exist including the DUMP and RUN serving over 800 people a year, electronics, C&D, white goods, and as hazardous waste. Ongoing annual student research supports new ideas for diversion efforts. This information includes the Halifax campuses. The NS Agriculture College merged with Dalhousie in September 2012. Data procedures need to be established to begin collecting data on streams. This campus 1/10 the size of the Halifax campuses will be included in the next STARS report for this category.
The reliability of waste stream tonnage data can vary from material to material. Currently estimations have to be used for some streams including garbage as tonnage data provided to the university is currently not consistent enough. Data provided by haulers is correlated with waste audit data and FM staff observations. Ongoing and future work is being conducted on ensuring accurate weights. The recyclables volume can vary year to year depending on how much student fundraising is done with refundables.
For more information visit: http://www.dal.ca/dept/sustainability/programs/waste.html
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.