| Overall Rating | Reporter - expired |
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| Overall Score | |
| Liaison | Douglas Alexander |
| Submission Date | July 14, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Old Dominion University
OP-23: Waste Diversion
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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Reporter |
DeAngelo
Thorpe Intern Environmental Health and Safety |
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Materials diverted from the solid waste landfill or incinerator:
765
Tons
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Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator :
3,626
Tons
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A brief description of programs, policies, infrastructure investments, outreach efforts, and/or other factors that contributed to the diversion rate, including efforts made during the previous three years:
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A brief description of any food donation programs employed by the institution:
Campus dining expends perishables during winter and spring breaks and the close of spring semester by donating food to the local Union Mission homeless shelter and the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia. Additionally, ODU participates in the “Rock and Wrap It Up” event where all unused food from a Ted Constant Convocation Center event is transported and donated to the Union Mission that night. Furthermore, from December 6 - December 15, 2010, ODU students had the opportunity to donate meal swipes. A total of 14,482 meal swipes were donated by ODU students. Monarch Dining delivered approximately 1,000 pounds of food to the Food Bank of Southeastern Virginia, located here in Norfolk, VA. The food bank was very grateful for the donations.
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A brief description of any pre-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
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A brief description of any post-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
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Does the institution include the following materials in its waste diversion efforts?:
| Yes or No | |
| Paper, plastics, glass, metals, and other recyclable containers | Yes |
| Food donations | No |
| Food for animals | No |
| Food composting | No |
| Cooking oil | No |
| Plant materials composting | Yes |
| Animal bedding composting | No |
| Batteries | Yes |
| Light bulbs | No |
| Toner/ink-jet cartridges | Yes |
| White goods (i.e. appliances) | No |
| Laboratory equipment | No |
| Furniture | No |
| Residence hall move-in/move-out waste | Yes |
| Scrap metal | No |
| Pallets | No |
| Motor oil | No |
| Tires | No |
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Other materials that the institution includes in its waste diversion efforts:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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