| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 66.39 |
| Liaison | Dianne Anderson |
| Submission Date | Jan. 31, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
New York University
OP-18: Waste Diversion
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.95 / 3.00 |
Dianne
Anderson Director of Sustainability Office of Sustainability |
Materials recycled, composted, reused, donated, re-sold, or otherwise diverted :
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:
In Spring 2008, the NYU Recycling Shop conducted its first waste characterization study of the Washington Square campus. The study results show that 59% of NYU's landfilled waste is compostable and another 28% is recyclable. Since the study, NYU's recycling rates have improved.
NYU currently reuses or recycles the following items through NYU's recycling program: mixed paper-metal-glass-plastic recycling, technoscrap, University owned computers and furntiure, EPA-regulated Universal Waste, textbooks, moving boxes, and plastic bags.
At the end of the year, NYU residence halls host the Green Apple Move Out (GAMO). GAMO is a collection program for un-needed items such as clothes bedding, small appliances, book and un-opened, non-perishable food.
Through single stream recycling, all plastics, paper, cardboard, metal and glass can go into the Mixed Recycling Bins. This includes all plastic containers and films, junk mail, pizza boxes, office paper, packaging boxes, metal cans, clean foil, clothes hangers and all glass containers.
NYU began implementing composting at dining locations and select residence halls during 2008-2009.
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Diverted materials include tonnages for recycling (1469.91), composting (66) and the Green Apple Move Out donation drive (73 tons), and are based on the Fiscal 2009 performance year.
Diverted materials include tonnages for recycling (1469.91), composting (66) and the Green Apple Move Out donation drive (73 tons), and are based on the Fiscal 2009 performance year.
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