Fort Lewis College
OP-18: Waste Minimization and Diversion
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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Reporter |
Kathleen
Hilimire Assistant Professor Environmental Studies |
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Parts 1 and 2. Waste per person
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Materials recycled | 40 Tons | 40 Tons |
| Materials composted | 7 Tons | 3.60 Tons |
| Materials donated or re-sold | 100 Tons | 100 Tons |
| Materials disposed through post-recycling residual conversion | 0 Tons | 0 Tons |
| Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator | 339 Tons | 442 Tons |
| Total waste generated | 486 Tons | 585.60 Tons |
If reporting post-recycling residual conversion, provide:
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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 | July 1, 2018 | June 30, 2019 |
| Baseline Period | July 1, 2017 | June 30, 2018 |
If end date of the baseline year/period is 2004 or earlier, provide:
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Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users”:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Number of students resident on-site | 1,351 | 1,314 |
| Number of employees resident on-site | 11 | 9 |
| Number of other individuals resident on-site | 0 | 0 |
| Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 2,918 | 2,964 |
| Full-time equivalent of employees | 450.80 | 544 |
| Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 0 | 0 |
| Weighted campus users | 2,867.10 | 2,961.75 |
Total waste generated per weighted campus user:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Total waste generated per weighted campus user | 0.17 Tons | 0.20 Tons |
Percentage reduction in total waste generated per weighted campus user from baseline:
14.27
Part 3. Waste diverted from the landfill or incinerator
30.25
Percentage of materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator (including up to 10 percent attributable to post-recycling residual conversion):
30.25
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 | Yes |
| Animal bedding | No |
| White goods (i.e. appliances) | Yes |
| Electronics | Yes |
| Laboratory equipment | Yes |
| Furniture | Yes |
| Residence hall move-in/move-out waste | Yes |
| Scrap metal | Yes |
| Pallets | No |
| Tires | No |
| Other (please specify below) | No |
A brief description of other materials the institution has recycled, composted, donated and/or re-sold:
All carpets at FLC are made of 100% recycled material and purchased from Interface. Interface collects their used carpet and recycles the material.
Optional Fields
Active Recovery and Reuse
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Recycling Management
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Does the institution use dual stream recycling to collect standard recyclables in common areas?:
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Does the institution use multi-stream recycling to collect standard recyclables in common areas?:
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Contamination and Discard Rates
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A brief description of any recycling quality control mechanisms employed:
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Programs and Initiatives
The Environmental Center hosts a Zero-Waste program that works hard to help Fort Lewis College keep solid waste out of landfills through recycling and composting efforts. Fort Lewis Physical Plant Services maintains the primary campus recycling program while our team continuously searches for new materials to recycle and new ways to reduce!
A brief description of the institution's waste audits and other initiatives to assess its materials management efforts and identify areas for improvement:
Physical Plant Services audits the content of recycling bins. They report the ratio of trash to recycling in each container they pick up.
A brief description of the institution's procurement policies designed to prevent waste:
The IT department has lengthened the life cycle of electronics on campus, changing from a 3-year purchasing cycle to a 4-year one in 2013.
A brief description of the institution's surplus department or formal office supplies exchange program that facilitates reuse of materials:
FLC has a continuous, year-round surplus program that employs two full-time workers. It resells and gives away a large variety of campus items to the public, including furniture, vehicles, machinery, athletic equipment, and office supplies. The IT department also runs an initiative to resell electronics and usable electronic parts to the 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:
There are measures in place to limit printing waste, such as double-sided printing and a dialog box that prompts the user before printing in order to avoid mistake print jobs.
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to make materials available online by default rather than printing them:
FLC's course catalog, departmental directories, and employee directories are available online. All courses have websites where faculty can post syllabuses, handouts, and readings. Students can submit assignment to the course websites.
A brief description of the institution's program to reduce residence hall move-in/move-out waste:
The Environmental Center coordinates a move-in / move-out program that captures and resells discarded items left on campus at the end of the school year.
A brief description of the institution's programs or initiatives to recover and reuse other materials intended for disposal:
The Environmental Center also manages a "free store" during the academic year that is open for all campus occupants to drop off and take items for reuse.
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:
Updated February 2020
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