Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 69.84
Liaison Zachary Czuprynski
Submission Date Jan. 21, 2025

STARS v3.0

Prescott College
OP-12: Waste Generation and Recovery

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.77 / 5.00 Zachary Czuprynski
Sustainability Coordinator
Green Mountain Center for Sustainablity
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12.1 Non-hazardous waste generated per person

Performance year for non-hazardous waste:
2024

Peer group:
Master’s colleges and universities

Non-hazardous waste recycled:
5.59 Metric tons

Non-hazardous waste composted:
2.20 Metric tons

Non-hazardous waste prepared for reuse:
2.49 Metric tons

Non-hazardous waste disposed of to a landfill or incinerator:
12.41 Metric tons

Estimated percentage of non-hazardous waste disposed of to a landfill or incinerator that is disposed of to a waste-to-energy (WTE) facility:
0

Full-time equivalent student enrollment:
154

Full-time equivalent of employees:
160.50

The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following five figures:

Total non-hazardous waste diverted from disposal:
10.28 Metric tons

Annual non-hazardous waste generated:
22.69 Metric tons

Full-time equivalent students and employees:
314.50

Annual non-hazardous waste generated per person:
72.15 Kilograms

Points earned for indicator OP 12.1:
0.81

12.2 Non-hazardous waste generated per square meter

Gross floor area of building space:
10,451 Square meters

The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following two figures:

Annual non-hazardous waste generated per unit of floor area:
2.17 Kilograms per square meter

Points earned for indicator OP 12.2:
0.95

12.3 Percentage of non-hazardous waste diverted from disposal

The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following two figures:

Percentage of non-hazardous waste diverted from disposal:
45.31

Points earned for indicator OP 12.3:
1.01

12.4 Percentage of construction and demolition waste diverted from disposal

Has the institution conducted one or more major construction, renovation, and/or demolition projects within the previous three years?:
Yes

Does the institution have sufficient data on construction and demolition waste to pursue this indicator?:
No

Performance year for construction and demolition waste:
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Construction and demolition waste recycled:
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Construction and demolition waste prepared for reuse:
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Construction and demolition waste disposed of to a landfill or incinerator:
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The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following four figures:

Total construction and demolition waste diverted from disposal:
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Annual construction and demolition waste generated:
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Percentage of construction and demolition waste diverted from disposal:
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Points earned for indicator OP 12.4:
0

Optional documentation

Notes about the information provided for this credit:

As with other credits that use per-person calculations, we reported the number of FTE students and employees on campus, which is significantly different from our PRE-3 numbers due to the number of students enrolled in distance education.


Additional documentation for this credit:
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