Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 55.74
Liaison James Speer
Submission Date Nov. 1, 2013
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

Indiana State University
OP-18: Waste Diversion

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.23 / 3.00 Paul Reed
Manager of Custodial and Special Services
Facilities Management
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Materials recycled, composted, reused, donated, re-sold, or otherwise diverted :
1,086.81 Metric tons

Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator :
377.39 Metric tons

A brief description of programs, policies, infrastructure investments, outreach efforts, and/or other factors that contributed to the diversion rate:

Our custodial services is managed by the same person as our recycling center which makes recycling a priority. The Recycling Center participates in Recylcemania and in many outreach programs such as America Recycles Day. They conduct public outreach as well as campus tours through the recycling facility and had 21,455 individuals come through the center for tours in 2012. The Recycling Center does education at tables for events such as ISU Earth Day, Union Hospital Earth Day, White Violet Center for EcoJustice's Earth Day, Matter in Motion at Ivy Tech, and Soil and Water Conservation Days.


Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
---

The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.