| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 49.24 |
| Liaison | Claudia Kent |
| Submission Date | June 11, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Haverford College
OP-23: Waste Diversion
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.17 / 3.00 |
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:
Donated over 13 tons to Goodwill Industries.
All events on campus require recycling containers.
All dorms and administrative buildings receive recycling containers.
A brief description of any food donation programs employed by the institution:
Leftover food is donated to local homeless shelters in the Philadelphia area.
A brief description of any pre-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
During the past year Haverford College has had a pilot program to determine the feasibility of pre-consumer composting. The pilot program was in place while a more permanent solution was found.
A brief description of any post-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
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 | No |
| Plant materials composting | No |
| Animal bedding composting | No |
| Batteries | No |
| Light bulbs | No |
| Toner/ink-jet cartridges | No |
| White goods (i.e. appliances) | No |
| Laboratory equipment | No |
| Furniture | Yes |
| Residence hall move-in/move-out waste | Yes |
| Scrap metal | No |
| Pallets | No |
| Motor oil | No |
| Tires | No |
Other materials that the institution includes in its waste diversion efforts:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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