Overall Rating | Reporter - expired |
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Overall Score | |
Liaison | Marcela Marín Arias |
Submission Date | Sept. 17, 2020 |
Executive Letter | Download |
Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano
OP-19: Waste Minimization and Diversion
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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Reporter |
Marcela
Marín Arias Coordinadora Sistema de Gestión Ambiental Ciencias Ambientales y de la Construcción |
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Parts 1 and 2: Waste Minimization
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Materials recycled | 16 Tons | 17.20 Tons |
Materials composted | 23.90 Tons | 25.30 Tons |
Materials donated or re-sold | 0 Tons | 0 Tons |
Materials disposed through post-recycling residual conversion | 0 Tons | 0 Tons |
Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator | 40.40 Tons | 58.90 Tons |
Total waste generated | 80.30 Tons | 101.40 Tons |
If reporting post-recycling residual conversion, provide:
Not applicable
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date | End Date | |
Performance Year | Jan. 1, 2019 | Sept. 30, 2019 |
Baseline Year | Jan. 1, 2018 | Sept. 30, 2018 |
If end date of the baseline year/period is 2004 or earlier, provide:
We were registered as waste generators in 2015. However, we only have records of all ITM campuses since 2018. For that reason, 2018 is our generation baseline.
Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users”:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Number of students resident on-site | 0 | 0 |
Number of employees resident on-site | 0 | 0 |
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds | 0 | 0 |
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 22,737 | 23,547 |
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) | 538 | 529 |
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 100 | 100 |
Weighted campus users | 17,381.25 | 17,982 |
Total waste generated per weighted campus user:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Total waste generated per weighted campus user | 0.00 Tons | 0.01 Tons |
Percentage reduction in total waste generated per weighted campus user from baseline:
18.07
Part 3: Waste Diversion
49.69
Percentage of materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator (including up to 10 percent attributable to post-recycling residual conversion):
49.69
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 |
Laboratory equipment | No |
Furniture | No |
Residence hall move-in/move-out waste | No |
Scrap metal | Yes |
Pallets | No |
Tires | Yes |
Other (please specify below) | Yes |
A brief description of other materials the institution has recycled, composted, donated and/or re-sold:
Used lamps and batteries are delivered to a hazardous waste disposal company.
Optional Fields
Active Recovery and Reuse
0
Tons
Recycling Management
No
Does the institution use dual stream (two separate containers for recyclables, e.g. one for paper and another for plastic, glass, and metals) to collect standard recyclables (i.e. paper, plastic, glass, metals) in common areas?:
Yes
Does the institution use multi-stream recycling (multiple containers that further separate different types of materials) to collect standard recyclables (i.e. paper, plastic, glass, metals) in common areas?:
No
Contamination and Discard Rates
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A brief description of any recycling quality control mechanisms employed, e.g. efforts to minimize contamination and/or monitor the discard rates of the materials recovery facilities and mills to which materials are diverted:
We audit the company ASEI, which is in charge of managing the hazardous waste generated at the ITM.
Programs and Initiatives
• Recycling points installed for waste sorting
• Campaigns in offices to review the waste sorting process
• Campaigns in the squares of the campuses with recreational and educational activities related to waste sorting
• Recycling bins to dispose of batteries and plastic bottles
• Digital campaigns on social networks and by email
• Laboratory inspections
• Training to cafeteria staff in topics such as waste sorting and composting
• Guided visits to the composting area for students and employees
• Compost given to employees and students in educational campaigns
A brief description of the institution's waste audits and other initiatives to assess its materials management efforts and identify areas for improvement:
Every year we conduct an internal audit and an external audit. These two audits cover not only waste management issues, but also everything related to the Environmental Management System and our compliance with ISO 14001 standards
A brief description of the institution's procurement policies designed to prevent waste (e.g. by minimizing packaging and purchasing in bulk):
Not applicable
A brief description of the institution's surplus department or formal office supplies exchange program that facilitates reuse of materials:
We have a warehouse where we store used office elements that are later reused in other offices that require them
A brief description of the institution's platforms to encourage peer-to-peer exchange and reuse (e.g. of electronics, furnishings, books and other goods):
Not applicable
A brief description of the institution's limits on paper and ink consumption (e.g. restricting free printing and/or mandating doubled-sided printing in libraries and computer labs):
• There is a charge for printing more than 20 pages.
• We distribute paper reams individually to every office.
• A print log is kept to track consumption indicators.
• Offices are monitored to reduce their paper and ink consumption
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to make materials (e.g. course catalogs, course schedules, and directories) available online by default rather than printing them:
We do not have a policy to manage classroom resources online, but teachers are not allowed to print classroom materials in institutional printers.
A brief description of the institution's program to reduce residence hall move-in/move-out waste:
Not applicable
A brief description of the institution's programs or initiatives to recover and reuse other materials intended for disposal:
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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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