| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 47.61 |
| Liaison | Tracy Edwards |
| Submission Date | June 12, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Frostburg State University
OP-23: Waste Diversion
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.29 / 3.00 |
Lawrence
Gingerich Safety and Sustainability Coordinator Physical Plant |
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Materials diverted from the solid waste landfill or incinerator:
1,761
Tons
None
Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator :
548
Tons
None
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:
FSU has a set of recycling bins on each floor af each building. The bin set encludes seperate bins for each of the following: glass, paper, aluminum and plastic. Cardboard, electronics, steel and construction waste is also collected and recycled.
None
A brief description of any food donation programs employed by the institution:
Not at this time.
None
A brief description of any pre-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
Preconsumer waste generated by the food service areas is composted in our Rocket Composting machine.
None
A brief description of any post-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
Post consumer waste is also composted in the Rocket Compost machine.
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 | Yes |
| Cooking oil | Yes |
| Plant materials composting | Yes |
| Animal bedding composting | --- |
| 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 | Yes |
| Tires | Yes |
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Other materials that the institution includes in its waste diversion efforts:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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