Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
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Overall Score | 68.74 |
Liaison | Kathleen Crawford |
Submission Date | July 28, 2014 |
Executive Letter | Download |
Florida Gulf Coast University
OP-22: Waste Minimization
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.64 / 5.00 |
Katie
Leone Sustainability Coordinator Environmental Health & Safety |
Waste generated::
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Materials recycled | 897.31 Tons | 835.87 Tons |
Materials composted | 0 Tons | 0 Tons |
Materials reused, donated or re-sold | 6.34 Tons | 0 Tons |
Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator | 2,833 Tons | 2,833 Tons |
Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users”::
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Number of residential students | 4,215 | 4,208 |
Number of residential employees | 14 | 14 |
Number of in-patient hospital beds | 0 | 0 |
Full-time equivalent enrollment | 10,489 | 9,694 |
Full-time equivalent of employees | 1,180 | 1,089 |
Full-time equivalent of distance education students | 237 | 240 |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date | End Date | |
Performance Year | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2014 |
Baseline Year | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2013 |
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:
Materials recycled:
WastePro does not measure the weight of the recyclable materials that they pick up. Therefore, we used our Recyclemania data (which uses standard best practices as outlined by Keep America Beautiful) to estimate the amount of materials recycled. We collected data for an eight-week period during Recyclmaina and we used the average amount of waste recycled during that time Recyclemania to calculate our annual average. We feel justified that, if anything, these numbers are an underestimate for the following reasons:
-Only the main campus's waste is monitored during Recyclemania. The amount of waste recycled in the residence halls is not included in these numbers.
-During the summer, the campus continues to be used at full capacity for summer camps, conferences, and summer classes. (Undergraduate students entering FGCU with fewer than 60 semester hours of credit must enroll in a minimum of 9 semester credit hours of coursework during one or more summer sessions prior to graduation http://www.fgcu.edu/Catalog/regdetail.asp?FMID=Registration+and+Records&page=35)
Materials reused, donated or re-sold:
While partnerships with non profits and efforts to divert move-our waste were initiated prior to 2013-14, that was the first year that we measured the amount of waste diverted and launched a full scale awareness campaign.
Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator
Based on the amount of waste the country charged us for removal
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.