Richland Community College
OP-22: Waste Minimization

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Waste generated::

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Materials recycled	1,248 Tons	624 Tons
Materials composted	0 Tons	0 Tons
Materials reused, donated or re-sold	0 Tons	0 Tons
Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator	3,744 Tons	4,368 Tons

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users”::

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of residential students	0	0
Number of residential employees	0	0
Number of in-patient hospital beds	0	0
Full-time equivalent enrollment	2,842	2,028
Full-time equivalent of employees	268	335
Full-time equivalent of distance education students	0	0

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Year	July 1, 2012	June 30, 2013
Baseline Year	July 1, 2010	June 30, 2011

A brief description of when and why the waste generation baseline was adopted:
A brief description of any (non-food) waste audits employed by the institution:
A brief description of any institutional procurement policies designed to prevent waste:
A brief description of any surplus department or formal office supplies exchange program that facilitates reuse of materials:
A brief description of the institution's efforts to make materials available online by default rather than printing them:
A brief description of any limits on paper and ink consumption employed by the institution:
A brief description of any programs employed by the institution to reduce residence hall move-in/move-out waste:
A brief description of any other (non-food) waste minimization strategies employed by the institution:
A brief description of any food waste audits employed by the institution:
A brief description of any programs and/or practices to track and reduce pre-consumer food waste in the form of kitchen food waste, prep waste and spoilage:
A brief description of programs and/or practices to track and reduce post-consumer food waste:
A brief description of the institution's provision of reusable and/or third party certified compostable to-go containers for to-go food and beverage items (in conjunction with a composting program):
A brief description of the institution's provision of reusable service ware for “dine in” meals and reusable and/or third party certified compostable service ware for to-go meals (in conjunction with a composting program):
A brief description of any discounts offered to customers who use reusable containers (e.g. mugs) instead of disposable or compostable containers in to-go food service operations:
A brief description of other dining services waste minimization programs and initiatives:
The website URL where information about the institution’s waste minimization initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission: