| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 48.95 |
| Liaison | Julie Plummer |
| Submission Date | June 15, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Eastern Iowa Community College District
OP-18: Waste Diversion
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.52 / 3.00 |
Julie
Plummer Sustainability Manager Chancellor's Office |
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Materials recycled, composted, reused, donated, re-sold, or otherwise diverted :
428,780
Tons
None
Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator :
2,038,230
Tons
None
A brief description of programs, policies, infrastructure investments, outreach efforts, and/or other factors that contributed to the diversion rate:
All EICCD faciilteis except for CAC have recycling programs in place for mixed office paper (including magazines, newspaper, shredded paper, cardboard, and beverage containers. The EICCD Sustaianbility Manager, who is also the Iowa Waste Exchange representative broadly oversees recycling throughout the district, with day-to-day recycling the task of the facilities group at each location. EICCD has participated in Recyclemania. The Sustainability Initiative Recycling Team undertook a comprehensive inventory of recycling practices, procedures, deskside bins, hallway bins, etc in 2008, and this resulted in increased awareness and efficiencies of the recycling program.
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
For this credit, only office paper,m cardboard and beverage cotnaienrs were considered, and the amounts of these items subtracted from total waste generation rates. EICCD also recycles other items, including metals, oils, paints and other non-hazardous items from our applied tech programs, universal wastes, and recycles usable equipment through an auction process.
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