Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 66.01
Liaison Lissette Hernandez
Submission Date July 1, 2024

STARS v2.2

Florida International University
OP-18: Waste Minimization and Diversion

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.50 / 8.00 Lissette Hernandez
Director
Parking and Transportation
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Figures needed to determine total waste generated (and diverted):
Performance Year Baseline Year
Materials recycled 1,401.30 Tons 1,784 Tons
Materials composted 3.23 Tons 0 Tons
Materials donated or re-sold 0 Tons 0 Tons
Materials disposed through post-recycling residual conversion 0 Tons 0 Tons
Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator 6,764.71 Tons 6,907 Tons
Total waste generated 8,169.24 Tons 8,691 Tons

A brief description of the residual conversion facility:
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Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Period Jan. 1, 2022 Dec. 31, 2022
Baseline Period July 1, 2011 June 30, 2012

A brief description of when and why the waste generation baseline was adopted:
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Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users”:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site 3,700 2,771
Number of employees resident on-site 0 7
Number of other individuals resident on-site 0 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 33,941 28,947
Full-time equivalent of employees 6,448 5,031
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 7,236 5,371
Weighted campus users 25,789.75 22,149.75

Total waste generated per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total waste generated per weighted campus user 0.32 Tons 0.39 Tons

Percentage reduction in total waste generated per weighted campus user from baseline:
19.27

Percentage of materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator by recycling, composting, donating or re-selling, performance year:
17.19

Percentage of materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator (including up to 10 percent attributable to post-recycling residual conversion):
17.19

In the waste figures reported above, has the institution recycled, composted, donated and/or re-sold the following materials?:
Yes or No
Paper, plastics, glass, metals, and other recyclable containers Yes
Food Yes
Cooking oil No
Plant materials No
Animal bedding No
White goods (i.e. appliances) No
Electronics Yes
Laboratory equipment No
Furniture No
Residence hall move-in/move-out waste No
Scrap metal No
Pallets No
Tires No
Other (please specify below) Yes

A brief description of other materials the institution has recycled, composted, donated and/or re-sold:

Ballasts and batteries (alkaline and lead acid) are included in the materials recycled figure. 


 


Materials intended for disposal but subsequently recovered and reused on campus, performance year:
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Does the institution use single stream recycling to collect standard recyclables in common areas?:
Yes

Does the institution use dual stream recycling to collect standard recyclables in common areas?:
No

Does the institution use multi-stream recycling to collect standard recyclables in common areas?:
No

Average contamination rate for the institution’s recycling program:
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A brief description of any recycling quality control mechanisms employed:
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A brief description of the institution's waste-related behavior change initiatives:
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A brief description of the institution's waste audits and other initiatives to assess its materials management efforts and identify areas for improvement:
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A brief description of the institution's procurement policies designed to prevent waste:
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A brief description of the institution's surplus department or formal office supplies exchange program that facilitates reuse of materials:

FIU’s Surplus Property team finds a second life for assets through re-purposing, selling or recycling assets retired from service. Surplus assets are made available to FIU departments at no cost, on a first come, first serve basis. In addition, daily surplus online auction sales are conducted to make surplus items available to the general public.


A brief description of the institution's platforms to encourage peer-to-peer exchange and reuse:
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A brief description of the institution's limits on paper and ink consumption:
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A brief description of the institution's initiatives to make materials available online by default rather than printing them:
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A brief description of the institution's program to reduce residence hall move-in/move-out waste:
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A brief description of the institution's programs or initiatives to recover and reuse other materials intended for disposal:
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Website URL where information about the institution’s waste minimization and diversion efforts is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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