Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
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Overall Score | 68.43 |
Liaison | Jim Simon |
Submission Date | Sept. 23, 2020 |
Gonzaga University
OP-18: Waste Minimization and Diversion
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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4.84 / 8.00 |
Ken
Sammons Director of Plant Services Plant Services |
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Parts 1 and 2. Waste per person
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Materials recycled | 246.25 Tons | 1,241 Tons |
Materials composted | 185.83 Tons | 1,598 Tons |
Materials donated or re-sold | 6.78 Tons | 0 Tons |
Materials disposed through post-recycling residual conversion | 0 Tons | 0 Tons |
Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator | 1,057.87 Tons | 895 Tons |
Total waste generated | 1,496.73 Tons | 3,734 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 | June 1, 2018 | May 31, 2019 |
Baseline Period | June 1, 2011 | May 31, 2012 |
If end date of the baseline year/period is 2004 or earlier, provide:
We began tracking our Recyclables and Compost data in FY12, which are derived from the Waste Management invoices.
Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users”:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Number of students resident on-site | 2,776 | 2,958 |
Number of employees resident on-site | 47 | 56 |
Number of other individuals resident on-site | 0 | 0 |
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 7,364 | 5,178 |
Full-time equivalent of employees | 1,440 | 1,423 |
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 1,330 | 2,465 |
Weighted campus users | 6,311.25 | 3,855.50 |
Total waste generated per weighted campus user:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Total waste generated per weighted campus user | 0.24 Tons | 0.97 Tons |
Percentage reduction in total waste generated per weighted campus user from baseline:
75.51
Part 3. Waste diverted from the landfill or incinerator
29.32
Percentage of materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator (including up to 10 percent attributable to post-recycling residual conversion):
29.32
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 | Yes |
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 | Yes |
Tires | Yes |
Other (please specify below) | Yes |
A brief description of other materials the institution has recycled, composted, donated and/or re-sold:
Demolition waste is recycled as much as possible.
Optional Fields
Active Recovery and Reuse
0
Tons
Recycling Management
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
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
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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:
Beginning in 2018, regular waste audits of campus buildings have been completed. Increasingly, zero waste practices are being implemented at basketball games. We also implement a single-stream recycling program.
A brief description of the institution's procurement policies designed to prevent waste:
http://www.gonzaga.edu/campus-resources/sustainability/sustainability_initiatives/SPDP.pdf
A brief description of the institution's surplus department or formal office supplies exchange program that facilitates reuse of materials:
http://www.gonzaga.edu/campus-resources/offices-and-services-a-z/Purchasing/PurchasingFiles/SurplusPolicy.pdf
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:
A new printer/copier system has been implemented campus-wide. The system, requires a code/authentication at the machine prior to printing. This gives employees and students the opportunity to cancel jobs if sent by accident
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to make materials available online by default rather than printing them:
Course catalogs, directories, and course schedules as well as course evaluations and other resources are primarily available on "zagweb;" Gonzaga University's self-service web information system.
A brief description of the institution's program to reduce residence hall move-in/move-out waste:
The end of the year student move-out process has been incorporated into Gonzaga's sustainability plan. At the end of the year the local Catholic Charities set up PODs at various points around campus to collect unwanted items. This process helped divert over 6 tons of waste and put unwanted items to use. Additional cardboard collection sites are set up during the move-in period and taken to the recycler.
A brief description of the institution's programs or initiatives to recover and reuse other materials intended for disposal:
Gonzaga University regularly donates old office equipment, computers, and other materials.
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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