Overall Rating Reporter
Overall Score
Liaison Andreas Wolfram
Submission Date Dec. 10, 2021

STARS v2.2

Ringling College of Art and Design
OP-18: Waste Minimization and Diversion

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete Reporter Andreas Wolfram
Energy and Sustainability Manager
Facilities Operations
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Figures needed to determine total waste generated (and diverted):
Performance Year Baseline Year
Materials recycled 524.57 Tons 518.06 Tons
Materials composted 139.83 Tons 143.63 Tons
Materials donated or re-sold 15 Tons 24 Tons
Materials disposed through post-recycling residual conversion 0 Tons 0 Tons
Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator 869 Tons 925 Tons
Total waste generated 1,548.40 Tons 1,610.69 Tons

A brief description of the residual conversion facility:
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Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Period Jan. 1, 2020 Dec. 31, 2020
Baseline Period Jan. 1, 2017 Dec. 31, 2017

A brief description of when and why the waste generation baseline was adopted:
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Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users”:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site 1,208 946
Number of employees resident on-site 8 6
Number of other individuals resident on-site 0 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 1,672 1,321
Full-time equivalent of employees 388 345
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 0 0
Weighted campus users 1,849 1,487.50

Total waste generated per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total waste generated per weighted campus user 0.84 Tons 1.08 Tons

Percentage reduction in total waste generated per weighted campus user from baseline:
22.66

Percentage of materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator by recycling, composting, donating or re-selling, performance year:
43.88

Percentage of materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator (including up to 10 percent attributable to post-recycling residual conversion):
43.88

In the waste figures reported above, has the institution recycled, composted, donated and/or re-sold the following materials?:
Yes or No
Paper, plastics, glass, metals, and other recyclable containers Yes
Food Yes
Cooking oil Yes
Plant materials Yes
Animal bedding No
White goods (i.e. appliances) Yes
Electronics Yes
Laboratory equipment No
Furniture Yes
Residence hall move-in/move-out waste Yes
Scrap metal Yes
Pallets Yes
Tires Yes
Other (please specify below) No

A brief description of other materials the institution has recycled, composted, donated and/or re-sold:

When the school year ends Goodwill will install containers where the students can donate there furniture, clothes and other items.


Materials intended for disposal but subsequently recovered and reused on campus, performance year:
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Does the institution use single stream recycling to collect standard recyclables in common areas?:
Yes

Does the institution use dual stream recycling to collect standard recyclables in common areas?:
Yes

Does the institution use multi-stream recycling to collect standard recyclables in common areas?:
Yes

Average contamination rate for the institution’s recycling program:
30

A brief description of any recycling quality control mechanisms employed:
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A brief description of the institution's waste-related behavior change initiatives:
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A brief description of the institution's waste audits and other initiatives to assess its materials management efforts and identify areas for improvement:
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A brief description of the institution's procurement policies designed to prevent waste:
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A brief description of the institution's surplus department or formal office supplies exchange program that facilitates reuse of materials:

Ringling College’s Facilities Operations warehouses surplus furnishings in storage for future reuse.


A brief description of the institution's platforms to encourage peer-to-peer exchange and reuse:
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A brief description of the institution's limits on paper and ink consumption:

To limit printing, each student and faculty member is allocated an initial print limit for printing in academic computer laboratories each semester. Institutional Technology employs a print monitoring system to track usage. This program promotes resource sustainability and discourages consumable resource waste.


A brief description of the institution's initiatives to make materials available online by default rather than printing them:
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A brief description of the institution's program to reduce residence hall move-in/move-out waste:

Approximately 65% of the student body resides on campus in eight residential complexes. Each spring before students move out of their dorms, Residence Life and Volunteerism hosts a Community Yard Sale. Graduating students are given the opportunity to sell their belongings to undergrads transforming trash into treasures. Any unsold items were collected and donated to the Goodwill. In addition, Ringling College's Facilities Operation partnered with Goodwill Industries to collect usable items during student move-out week. Facilities Ops placed donation centers (PODS or trailer) near residential buildings to facilitate collection. Students were encouraged to donate rather than discard their clean, usable items. This year's donation drive collected 10,362 lbs. of goods which not only reduced the volume of waste that ended up in the local landfill, but provided resources to fund local jobs and services for local people.


A brief description of the institution's programs or initiatives to recover and reuse other materials intended for disposal:
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Website URL where information about the institution’s waste minimization and diversion efforts is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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