Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 66.39
Liaison Dayna Cook
Submission Date Oct. 8, 2012
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STARS v1.2

Northern Arizona University
OP-18: Waste Diversion

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.46 / 3.00 Robert Chavez
Director: CAS Operations
Cap Assets: Env Hlth & Safety
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Materials recycled, composted, reused, donated, re-sold, or otherwise diverted :
1,701.85 Tons

Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator :
1,796.60 Tons

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

1296.0 tons recycled
(figure based on a fall audit over one week - i.e. this number is an estimate because the University contracts with the City and therefore cannot get regularly reported weights)
+
45 tons composted material -
+
15.85 tons (32,000 lbs) donated during Spring move-out. This includes, clothes, re-usable materials, and food.
+
350 Tons Estimated Campus Surplus Materials diverted from the landfill (very conservative estimate)


Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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