| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 48.73 |
| Liaison | Claire Rodgers |
| Submission Date | March 4, 2022 |
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
OP-18: Waste Minimization and Diversion
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.03 / 8.00 |
Figures needed to determine total waste generated (and diverted):
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Materials recycled | 37.68 Tons | 32.30 Tons |
| Materials composted | 36.28 Tons | 0 Tons |
| Materials donated or re-sold | 0.92 Tons | 0.08 Tons |
| Materials disposed through post-recycling residual conversion | 0 Tons | 0 Tons |
| Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator | 113.70 Tons | 179 Tons |
| Total waste generated | 188.58 Tons | 211.38 Tons |
A brief description of the residual conversion facility:
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
| Start Date | End Date | |
| Performance Period | Jan. 1, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2019 |
| Baseline Period | July 1, 2016 | June 30, 2017 |
A brief description of when and why the waste generation baseline was adopted:
FY17 was the first year we did a comprehensive data review.
Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users”:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Number of students resident on-site | 347 | 354 |
| Number of employees resident on-site | 1 | 4 |
| Number of other individuals resident on-site | 3 | 6 |
| Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 361 | 382 |
| Full-time equivalent of employees | 128 | 125 |
| Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 0 | 0 |
| Weighted campus users | 456.75 | 475.75 |
Total waste generated per weighted campus user:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Total waste generated per weighted campus user | 0.41 Tons | 0.44 Tons |
Percentage reduction in total waste generated per weighted campus user from baseline:
Percentage of materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator by recycling, composting, donating or re-selling, performance year:
Percentage of materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator (including up to 10 percent attributable to post-recycling residual conversion):
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) | Yes |
| Electronics | Yes |
| Laboratory equipment | No |
| Furniture | Yes |
| Residence hall move-in/move-out waste | Yes |
| Scrap metal | Yes |
| Pallets | Yes |
| Tires | No |
| Other (please specify below) | No |
A brief description of other materials the institution has recycled, composted, donated and/or re-sold:
Materials intended for disposal but subsequently recovered and reused on campus, performance year:
Does the institution use single stream recycling to collect standard recyclables in common areas?:
Does the institution use dual stream recycling to collect standard recyclables in common areas?:
Does the institution use multi-stream recycling to collect standard recyclables in common areas?:
Average contamination rate for the institution’s recycling program:
A brief description of any recycling quality control mechanisms employed:
A brief description of the institution's waste-related behavior change initiatives:
We compete in RecycleMania (now Campus Race to Zero Waste) every year.
A brief description of the institution's waste audits and other initiatives to assess its materials management efforts and identify areas for improvement:
Our vendor, Wellesley Trucking, randomly audits at the point of disposal with Covanta. We are 100% trash to energy (incineration). If we have too much recycling in our waste, we get notified and fined if we are repeat offenders.
A brief description of the institution's procurement policies designed to prevent waste:
There is no written policy, but it is kept in consideration when purchasing is made.
A brief description of the institution's surplus department or formal office supplies exchange program that facilitates reuse of materials:
A brief description of the institution's platforms to encourage peer-to-peer exchange and reuse:
There are also "freecycle" bins, which students use to donate and swap goods, such as cups, toys, and clothes.
A brief description of the institution's limits on paper and ink consumption:
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to make materials available online by default rather than printing them:
All course schedules and catalogs are online. Registration is also online. Most documents used by students, excepting financial aid and documents that require signatures, are available online to students through the Olin Portal (my.olin.edu). This automates document management as well as decreases paper consumption.
A brief description of the institution's program to reduce residence hall move-in/move-out waste:
Olin works with a group that cleans and donates dorm supplies to incoming college first years. Other move out waste goes to local charities or electronics recycling.
A brief description of the institution's programs or initiatives to recover and reuse other materials intended for disposal:
There are large bins to donate books and clothes in the residence halls at the end of the year. Extra books are donated to the Needham library and clothes get donated to the Needham Transfer Station donation trailer.
Website URL where information about the institution’s waste minimization and diversion efforts is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Claire Rodgers, Associate Energy Engineer
Single stream recycling data is a mixture of actual weights and estimations. Cardboard data was provided by the vendor. Electronics recycling weights were provided by the vendor. Compost data is a mixture of actual weights and estimates from the vendor. The donation weights are a mixture of actual weights and estimations. The trash data are actual weights from the vendor.
Claire Rodgers, Associate Energy Engineer
Single stream recycling data is a mixture of actual weights and estimations. Cardboard data was provided by the vendor. Electronics recycling weights were provided by the vendor. Compost data is a mixture of actual weights and estimates from the vendor. The donation weights are a mixture of actual weights and estimations. The trash data are actual weights from the vendor.
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