Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 49.21
Liaison Joanne Wong
Submission Date Feb. 5, 2013
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

Mills College
OP-17: Waste Reduction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.04 / 5.00 Britta Bullard
Sustainability Coordinator
Campus Facilities
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Weight of materials recycled, 2005 baseline year :
21 Tons

Weight of materials composted, 2005 baseline year :
67 Tons

Weight of materials disposed as garbage, 2005 baseline year :
324 Tons

Weight of materials recycled, performance year :
95.30 Tons

Weight of materials composted, performance year :
72.56 Tons

Weight of materials disposed as garbage, performance year :
143.46 Tons

List the start and end dates of the waste reduction performance year:
July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012

On-campus residents, 2005:
444

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
985

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
247

On-campus residents, performance year:
630

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
1,107

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
390

Time period for weighted campus user (list the consecutive 12 month period that most closely overlaps with waste reduction performance year):
July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012

Indication of whether institution has a stated commitment to waste-reduction goals, such as zero waste:
Yes

A brief description of the plan of action to achieve waste reduction goals:

Mills College has a goal of Zero Waste, a whole system approach toward achieving the most efficient use of our resources. At Mills, we conserve and reuse materials first, then maximize diversion of materials from the landfill into recycling and compost systems. We also purchase recycled materials for everyday use, such as 100% post-consumer context copy paper.


The website URL where information about the institution’s waste reduction initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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