Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 70.54
Liaison Tavey Capps
Submission Date Oct. 18, 2013
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

Duke University
OP-17: Waste Reduction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.00 / 5.00 Tavey Capps
Environmental Sustainability Director
Office of the Executive Vice President
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Weight of materials recycled, 2005 baseline year :
1,292.33 Tons

Weight of materials composted, 2005 baseline year :
73.37 Tons

Weight of materials disposed as garbage, 2005 baseline year :
10,099.09 Tons

Weight of materials recycled, performance year :
3,948.05 Tons

Weight of materials composted, performance year :
421 Tons

Weight of materials disposed as garbage, performance year :
9,301.76 Tons

List the start and end dates of the waste reduction performance year:
July 2012 - June 2013

On-campus residents, 2005:
5,248

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
36,614

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
422

On-campus residents, performance year:
5,297

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
36,632

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
462

Time period for weighted campus user (list the consecutive 12 month period that most closely overlaps with waste reduction performance year):
July 2009 - June 2010

Indication of whether institution has a stated commitment to waste-reduction goals, such as zero waste:
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A brief description of the plan of action to achieve waste reduction goals:

Duke is currently assessing waste reduction on campus and will be developing targets as part of the campus Sustainability Strategic Plan.


The website URL where information about the institution’s waste reduction initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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