Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 45.06
Liaison Saiyare Refaei
Submission Date Sept. 13, 2010
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STARS v1.0

Pacific Lutheran University
OP-18: Waste Diversion

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.31 / 3.00 Danyelle Thomas
Sustainability Assistant
Facilities Management
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Materials recycled, composted, reused, donated, re-sold, or otherwise diverted :
721.64 Tons

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Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator :
215.60 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:
PLU has a Surplus store to facilitate the reuse of materials (see tier 2 credit 1), recycling and composting in every residence hall, and most academic buildings on campus, and on campus recycling facilities. Several clubs across campus have partnered with environmental services to message the importance of recycling across campus. http://www.plu.edu/~fama/environmental-services/home.html

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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