| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 47.07 |
| Liaison | Brittney Hernandez-Stevenson |
| Submission Date | May 8, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Madisonville Community College
OP-23: Waste Diversion
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.50 / 3.00 |
Brittney
Stevenson Sustainability Coordinator/Business Affairs Specialist Business Affairs |
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:
Received grant for 20 recycling bins for plastic bottles and aluminum cans. The bins have been placed on Three campus locations on at least one floor of each building and maintained by members of the Sustainability Committee and other campus volunteers.
A brief description of any food donation programs employed by the institution:
A brief description of any pre-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
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 | No |
| Cooking oil | No |
| Plant materials composting | No |
| Animal bedding composting | No |
| Batteries | No |
| Light bulbs | Yes |
| Toner/ink-jet cartridges | No |
| White goods (i.e. appliances) | Yes |
| Laboratory equipment | No |
| Furniture | Yes |
| Residence hall move-in/move-out waste | No |
| Scrap metal | Yes |
| Pallets | Yes |
| Motor oil | No |
| Tires | No |
Other materials that the institution includes in its waste diversion efforts:
Madisonville Community College also recycles electronics through a company in Evansville (C&I Electronics). We have recycled computers, televisions, microwaves, keyboards, projectors, etc.
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