| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 64.43 |
| Liaison | Jessica Davis |
| Submission Date | Nov. 4, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)
OP-23: Waste Diversion
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.51 / 3.00 |
Jim
Walsh Building Operations Manager Campus Facility Services |
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:
- Waste audits/dumpster dives that are held at least annually for student and faculty/staff education.
- IUPUI Surplus takes no longer needed university-owned materials and recycles or re-sells them
- Student Sustainability Council (SSC) adopted the yearly theme of "recycling" and had year-long outreach and education sessions surrounding the topic
- IUPUI Recycling: https://sustainability.iupui.edu/topics/recycling.asp
A brief description of any food donation programs employed by the institution:
Campus Kitchen utilizes recovered food that would have otherwise gone to waste from Chartwells-run IUPUI Food Service. This food is used to create nutritious meals for clients in the Indianapolis community. CKIUPUI partners with Wheeler Mission Ministries, an organization that provides programs and services for the homeless and those in need. The Campus Kitchen is sponsored by the IUPUI Office of Sustainability.
A brief description of any pre-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
Chartwells has a program called Trim Trax which tracks waste associated with food production. This waste is weighed and recorded on a daily basis. Associates are encouraged to continually reduce the poundage. This program launched fall 2016.
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 | Yes |
| Food for animals | No |
| Food composting | No |
| Cooking oil | Yes |
| Plant materials composting | Yes |
| Animal bedding composting | No |
| 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 | No |
| Motor oil | Yes |
| Tires | Yes |
Other materials that the institution includes in its waste diversion efforts:
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