Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 66.39
Liaison Dianne Anderson
Submission Date Jan. 31, 2011
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.0

New York University
OP-17: Waste Reduction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.09 / 5.00 Dianne Anderson
Director of Sustainability
Office of Sustainability
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Weight of materials recycled, 2005 baseline year :
1,820 Tons

Weight of materials composted, 2005 baseline year :
0 Tons

Weight of materials disposed as garbage, 2005 baseline year :
4,005.99 Tons

Weight of materials recycled, performance year :
1,469.91 Tons

Weight of materials composted, performance year :
66 Tons

Weight of materials disposed as garbage, performance year :
3,456.95 Tons

On-campus residents, 2005:
12,609

Full-time, non-residential/commuter students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
24,284

Part-time, non-residential/commuter students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
12,555

On-campus residents, performance year:
11,858

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
28,393

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
14,052

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

Performance year includes data from Fiscal Year 2009 (September 1, 2008 to August 31, 2009).

Baseline year based on figures from Fiscal Year 2006 (2005-2006), some of which may include hauler estimates and calendar year, rather than fiscal year, data sources.


Performance year includes data from Fiscal Year 2009 (September 1, 2008 to August 31, 2009).

Baseline year based on figures from Fiscal Year 2006 (2005-2006), some of which may include hauler estimates and calendar year, rather than fiscal year, data sources.

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