Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 52.69
Liaison Ian McKeown
Submission Date Jan. 27, 2012
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Loyola Marymount University
OP-18: Waste Diversion

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.14 / 3.00 William J. Stonecypher, Jr
Manager Facilities/Waste Management
Facilities Management
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Materials recycled, composted, reused, donated, re-sold, or otherwise diverted :
794.69 Metric tons

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Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator :
1,289.11 Metric tons

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A brief description of programs, policies, infrastructure investments, outreach efforts, and/or other factors that contributed to the diversion rate:
At LMU, recycling followsthe philosophy of the university, and has allowed it to greatly help the urban eco-system while complementing the bottom-line. The Recycling Program is one of the few programs among educational institutions to heavily engage in the secondary processing of recovered materials. It is estimated that the cost savings is over half a million dollars. Additionally, this program employs seven student workers year-round to help pay their tuition.The true partnership of university staff and student workers has yielded tremendous results in terms of waste prevention and resource recovery.

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