Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 75.15
Liaison Laura Young
Submission Date March 3, 2022

STARS v2.2

Michigan State University
OP-19: Construction and Demolition Waste Diversion

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.94 / 1.00 Laura Young
Sustainability Program Coordinator
Administration-EVP-Office of Sustainability
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Construction and demolition materials recycled, donated, or otherwise recovered:
9,815 Tons

Construction and demolition materials landfilled or incinerated:
596 Tons

Percentage of construction and demolition materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator through recycling, donation and/or other forms of recovery:
94.28

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

MSU Construction Standards require contractors to reuse or recycle 50 percent by weight or volume of total waste generated. See p. 7 of MSU's General Design Guidelines for details. https://ipf.msu.edu/construction/construction-standards

LEED Submittal: LEED letter template for MR Credit 2, signed by Contractor, tabulating total waste material, quantities and weight (tons) diverted and means by which it is diverted, and statement that requirements for the credit have been met.

Recycling and Processing Facility Records: Indicate receipt and acceptance of recyclable waste by recycling and processing facilities licensed to accept them. Include manifests, weight tickets, receipts, and invoices.

Landfill and Incinerator Disposal Records: Indicate receipt and acceptance of waste by landfills and incinerator facilities licenses to accept them. Include manifests, weight tickets, receipts, and invoices.


Website URL where information about the institution’s C&D waste diversion efforts is available:
---

Additional documentation to support the submission:
---

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

The data referenced is for FY19 from the Construction Waste Management Report. Construction projects are led by third-party contractors who often hire third-party vendors for waste collection. IPF requires vendors to complete a Construction Waste Management report before project closeout.


The data referenced is for FY19 from the Construction Waste Management Report. Construction projects are led by third-party contractors who often hire third-party vendors for waste collection. IPF requires vendors to complete a Construction Waste Management report before project closeout.

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.