| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 54.34 |
| Liaison | Samuel Crowl |
| Submission Date | March 11, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Ohio University
IN-1: Innovation 1
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.00 / 1.00 |
Vince
Weatherstein Director of Energy Management Facilities Management & Safety |
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Title or keywords related to the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome:
Composting Facility
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A brief description of the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome :
Ohio University has the largest in-vessel compost facility in the nation, as of 2009. The facility was expanded in 2012 thanks to an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant in the amount of $1,088,571. The expansion included the addition of: a 4-ton expandable in-vessel system (WEMI-8000EX), enabling the university to compost
100% of its pre- and post-consumer dining waste; a 31.1 kilowatt solar array to completely power the current site and expansion; a 1.4 gallon solar thermal water heating system to improve the ability of workers to clean the collection bins with harvested rainwater; a windrow turner; and a waste-oil burner to heat the pole barn during the winter.
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A brief description of any positive measurable outcomes associated with the innovation (if not reported above):
In FY11 Ohio University sent 3214 short tons of waste to the landfill, and composted 252 short tons. In FY14 Ohio University sent 2184 short tons of waste to the landfill, and composted 1094 short tons.
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A letter of affirmation from an individual with relevant expertise:
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Which of the following STARS subcategories does the innovation most closely relate to? (Select all that apply up to a maximum of 5):
| Yes or No | |
| Curriculum | No |
| Research | No |
| Campus Engagement | Yes |
| Public Engagement | No |
| Air & Climate | Yes |
| Buildings | No |
| Dining Services | Yes |
| Energy | No |
| Grounds | Yes |
| Purchasing | No |
| Transportation | No |
| Waste | Yes |
| Water | No |
| Coordination, Planning & Governance | No |
| Diversity & Affordability | No |
| Health, Wellbeing & Work | No |
| Investment | No |
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Other topic(s) that the innovation relates to that are not listed above:
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The website URL where information about the innovation is available :
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Waste and compost data for FY14 and FY11 can be found at http://rs.acupcc.org/ghg/3278/ (spreadsheet download at bottom of website)
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