| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 51.41 |
| Liaison | Tracey Coronado |
| Submission Date | April 1, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Missouri State University
OP-23: Waste Diversion
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.98 / 3.00 |
Doug
Neidigh Sustainability Coordinator Environmental Management |
Materials diverted from the solid waste landfill or incinerator:
Date Revised: March 14, 2018
Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator :
Date Revised: March 14, 2018
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:
Recycling bins are located in all of the academic buildings on campus, in the residence halls, as well as outside for use between buildings and at shuttle stops. Recycling pick up service is offered to the campus for the following items: batteries, toner cartridges and e-waste. The dining halls have programs in place to donate or compost their food waste. Missouri State University also participated in RecycleMania in order to raise awareness about recycling and to encourage campus users to minimize waste.
A brief description of any food donation programs employed by the institution:
Missouri State University joined the Food Recovery Network in 2014 through the guidance of OPHI (Ozarks Public Health Institute. Student volunteers from the Master of Public Health Program recover food not used by students, which would otherwise be thrown away, from two dining halls (Blair-Shannon & Garst). This food is delivered to two different agencies (Northside and Southside Senior Communities) on every Tuesday and Friday. During the process, the volunteers document the amount and type of food donated from each dining hall as well as food temperatures for safety concerns.
A brief description of any pre-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
Dining services composts all food waste through a program called Trim Trax. The dining halls have buckets in the kitchens were they put all of the pre-consumer waste such as onion peelings, celery roots etc. which are then put into the compost cans at the end of each shift.
A brief description of any post-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
Dining services composts all food waste. The trash cans out front and in the dish room have corn plastic liners. When customers dump food out front into the trashcan or send it back on the plate, it ends up in a can which is later taken outside and placed in larger composting holding cans outside. On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays the composting company picks up the bins from all the locations and delivers it to their composting facility.
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 | Yes |
| Food for animals | Yes |
| Food composting | Yes |
| Cooking oil | Yes |
| Plant materials composting | Yes |
| Animal bedding composting | Yes |
| Batteries | Yes |
| Light bulbs | Yes |
| Toner/ink-jet cartridges | Yes |
| White goods (i.e. appliances) | Yes |
| Laboratory equipment | Yes |
| Furniture | Yes |
| Residence hall move-in/move-out waste | Yes |
| Scrap metal | Yes |
| Pallets | Yes |
| Motor oil | Yes |
| Tires | Yes |
Other materials that the institution includes in its waste diversion efforts:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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