Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 67.20
Liaison Jessica Thompson
Submission Date June 20, 2024

STARS v2.2

Northern Michigan University
OP-19: Construction and Demolition Waste Diversion

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.92 / 1.00 Brandon Sager
Sustainability Coordinator
Facilities
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Construction and demolition materials recycled, donated, or otherwise recovered:
115.08 Tons

Construction and demolition materials landfilled or incinerated:
10.04 Tons

Percentage of construction and demolition materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator through recycling, donation and/or other forms of recovery:
91.98

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

NMU strives for LEED Certification on each major project and follows the guidelines for diverting items from the landfill. Additionally, NMU Housing salvages, re-purposes or donates several items of furniture in lieu of discarding for the landfill. NMU's Central Services also has a surplus site/warehouse for departments to review and claim items for NMU use prior to entering the Public Surplus site.


Website URL where information about the institution’s C&D waste diversion efforts is available:
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