Overall Rating | Silver |
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Overall Score | 52.07 |
Liaison | Jonathan Miller |
Submission Date | Oct. 27, 2022 |
Nova Southeastern University
OP-18: Waste Minimization and Diversion
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.99 / 8.00 |
Seth
Mangasarian Director Physical Plant |
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Parts 1 and 2. Waste per person
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Materials recycled | 255.15 Tons | 182.95 Tons |
Materials composted | 0 Tons | 0 Tons |
Materials donated or re-sold | 0 Tons | 0 Tons |
Materials disposed through post-recycling residual conversion | 0 Tons | 0 Tons |
Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator | 2,491.54 Tons | 2,359.96 Tons |
Total waste generated | 2,746.69 Tons | 2,542.91 Tons |
If reporting post-recycling residual conversion, provide:
Single stream process used in collection.
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date | End Date | |
Performance Period | Jan. 1, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2019 |
Baseline Period | Jan. 1, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2017 |
If end date of the baseline year/period is 2004 or earlier, provide:
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Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users”:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Number of students resident on-site | 2,500 | 1,475 |
Number of employees resident on-site | 10 | 6 |
Number of other individuals resident on-site | 0 | 0 |
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 18,071 | 18,000 |
Full-time equivalent of employees | 3,954 | 3,846 |
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 3,790 | 0 |
Weighted campus users | 14,303.75 | 16,754.75 |
Total waste generated per weighted campus user:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Total waste generated per weighted campus user | 0.19 Tons | 0.15 Tons |
Percentage reduction in total waste generated per weighted campus user from baseline:
0
Part 3. Waste diverted from the landfill or incinerator
9.29
Percentage of materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator (including up to 10 percent attributable to post-recycling residual conversion):
9.29
In the waste figures reported above, has the institution recycled, composted, donated and/or re-sold the following materials?:
Yes or No | |
Paper, plastics, glass, metals, and other recyclable containers | Yes |
Food | No |
Cooking oil | No |
Plant materials | No |
Animal bedding | No |
White goods (i.e. appliances) | No |
Electronics | Yes |
Laboratory equipment | Yes |
Furniture | Yes |
Residence hall move-in/move-out waste | Yes |
Scrap metal | Yes |
Pallets | Yes |
Tires | No |
Other (please specify below) | No |
A brief description of other materials the institution has recycled, composted, donated and/or re-sold:
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Optional Fields
Active Recovery and Reuse
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Recycling Management
Yes
Does the institution use dual stream recycling to collect standard recyclables in common areas?:
Yes
Does the institution use multi-stream recycling to collect standard recyclables in common areas?:
No
Contamination and Discard Rates
10
A brief description of any recycling quality control mechanisms employed:
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Programs and Initiatives
Nova Southeastern University is actively attempting to improve the recycling program across the university community. Through participation in the AASHE RecycleMania competition, educational material is dispersed throughout student and staff areas as well as at the annual Community Fest celebration. Additional efforts are occuring in the Office of Residential Life and Housing to improve recycling education in the residential halls, as well as in the Office of Student Life and Civic Engagement to improve environmental education and recycling programs within the student organizations.
A brief description of the institution's waste audits and other initiatives to assess its materials management efforts and identify areas for improvement:
During FY 18, NSU commisioned a waste audit through the services of Rubber Maid. In FY 19 and FY 20, internal waste audits were conducted through the help of the Green Sharks Sustainability Club, student organization.
A brief description of the institution's procurement policies designed to prevent waste:
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A brief description of the institution's surplus department or formal office supplies exchange program that facilitates reuse of materials:
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A brief description of the institution's platforms to encourage peer-to-peer exchange and reuse:
NSU's bookstore rents, sells, and buys books. When renting, the books are very obviously reused by peers. The buying back of books achieves this same purpose. One may buy a book form the bookstore and sell it 6 months to a year later for around 80% of the purchasing price, incentivizing the use and reuse of textbooks at the university.
A brief description of the institution's limits on paper and ink consumption:
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A brief description of the institution's initiatives to make materials available online by default rather than printing them:
Most books offered for academic courses have online textbook options available through the NSU bookstore.
A brief description of the institution's program to reduce residence hall move-in/move-out waste:
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A brief description of the institution's programs or initiatives to recover and reuse other materials intended for disposal:
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Website URL where information about the institution’s waste minimization and diversion efforts is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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