| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 61.36 |
| Liaison | Elizabeth Swiman |
| Submission Date | Jan. 30, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Florida State University
OP-23: Waste Diversion
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.04 / 3.00 |
Willie
Wiggins Assistant Director, Solid Waste & Recycling Facilities |
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:
In 2012, Florida State’s Solid Waste & Recycling department was relocated to a larger facility with great capacities to handle and manage the campus waste streams. In 2013, a new full-time position, in close collaboration with the Office of Campus Sustainability was created, a Solid Waste & Recycling Associate. This position has conducted program evaluations, extensive educational outreach to students and staff, and upgraded the department’s website.
Extensive work has been done to improving waste & recycling work order requests, including improving the ease of requesting a temporary recycling bin for office clean-outs and securely shredding and recycling confidential materials. An indoor recycling pick-up schedule was created and published online, along with educational recycling posters to campus users to post at recycling stations.
A brief description of any food donation programs employed by the institution:
Food Recovery Network (started outside scope but before submission date) - collects food daily from 9 campus locations and donates to local shelters.
A brief description of any pre-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
n/a
A brief description of any post-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
n/a
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 | Yes |
| Food for animals | No |
| Food composting | No |
| Cooking oil | No |
| Plant materials composting | Yes |
| Animal bedding composting | No |
| Batteries | Yes |
| Light bulbs | Yes |
| Toner/ink-jet cartridges | Yes |
| White goods (i.e. appliances) | Yes |
| Laboratory equipment | Yes |
| Furniture | Yes |
| Residence hall move-in/move-out waste | Yes |
| Scrap metal | Yes |
| Pallets | Yes |
| Motor oil | No |
| Tires | Yes |
Other materials that the institution includes in its waste diversion efforts:
n/a
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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