Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 36.09
Liaison Susan Dorward
Submission Date Aug. 5, 2011
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.1

Raritan Valley Community College
OP-17: Waste Reduction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.02 / 5.00 Susan Dorward
Sustainability and Energy Coordinator
Facilities and Grounds
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Weight of materials recycled, 2005 baseline year :
0 Tons

Weight of materials composted, 2005 baseline year :
0 Tons

Weight of materials disposed as garbage, 2005 baseline year :
312.90 Tons

Weight of materials recycled, performance year :
139 Tons

Weight of materials composted, performance year :
15.60 Tons

Weight of materials disposed as garbage, performance year :
227.38 Tons

On-campus residents, 2005:
0

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
2,608

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
4,259

On-campus residents, performance year:
0

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
4,180

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
4,832

The website URL where information about the institution’s waste reduction initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Recycled tonnage is estimated based on container size and dump frequency. Somerset County collects our recyclables and does not report tonnage. Waste numbers for performance year are for calendar year 2010. Waste numbers for baseline year were calculated based on trend data from 2009-2011. 2009 waste numbers were added to performance year recycling and composting numbers to estimate baseline numbers.

See http://www.raritanval.edu/community/forum/sustain/recycling.html for more information about RVCC's recycling programs.


Recycled tonnage is estimated based on container size and dump frequency. Somerset County collects our recyclables and does not report tonnage. Waste numbers for performance year are for calendar year 2010. Waste numbers for baseline year were calculated based on trend data from 2009-2011. 2009 waste numbers were added to performance year recycling and composting numbers to estimate baseline numbers.

See http://www.raritanval.edu/community/forum/sustain/recycling.html for more information about RVCC's recycling programs.

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