| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.74 |
| Liaison | Kathleen Crawford |
| Submission Date | July 28, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Florida Gulf Coast University
OP-23: Waste Diversion
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.73 / 3.00 |
Katie
Leone Sustainability Coordinator Environmental Health & Safety |
Materials diverted from the solid waste landfill or incinerator:
Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator :
A brief description of programs, policies, infrastructure investments, outreach efforts, and/or other factors that contributed to the diversion rate, including efforts made during the previous three years:
Please see the campaigns described in EN-5: Outreach Campaign for this STARS report.
A brief description of any food donation programs employed by the institution:
Our campus dining provider donates to our campus operated food pantry which provides emergency help for our students facing food insecurity.
A brief description of any pre-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
A few waste audits have been conducted to explore pre-consumer composting feasibility.
A brief description of any post-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
Does the institution include the following materials in its waste diversion efforts?:
| Yes or No | |
| Paper, plastics, glass, metals, and other recyclable containers | Yes |
| Food donations | No |
| Food for animals | No |
| Food composting | No |
| Cooking oil | No |
| Plant materials composting | No |
| Animal bedding composting | No |
| Batteries | Yes |
| Light bulbs | Yes |
| Toner/ink-jet cartridges | Yes |
| White goods (i.e. appliances) | --- |
| Laboratory equipment | --- |
| Furniture | --- |
| Residence hall move-in/move-out waste | Yes |
| Scrap metal | --- |
| Pallets | --- |
| Motor oil | --- |
| Tires | --- |
Other materials that the institution includes in its waste diversion efforts:
See OP-25 for more information regarding FGCU's laboratory chemical and hazardous waste reduction and recycling program.
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Batteries, Light bulbs, Toner/ink-jet cartridge, while recycled, are not included in our total tons of diverted materials due to a lack of data.
Batteries, Light bulbs, Toner/ink-jet cartridge, while recycled, are not included in our total tons of diverted materials due to a lack of data.
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