Overall Rating | Gold |
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Overall Score | 71.99 |
Liaison | Aaron Klemm |
Submission Date | Jan. 19, 2024 |
San Jose State University
OP-18: Waste Minimization and Diversion
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.02 / 8.00 |
Debbie
Andres Utilities & Sustainability Analyst FD&O |
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Parts 1 and 2. Waste per person
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Materials recycled | 4,147 Tons | 5,475 Tons |
Materials composted | 305 Tons | 566 Tons |
Materials donated or re-sold | 3.30 Tons | 0 Tons |
Materials disposed through post-recycling residual conversion | 0 Tons | 0 Tons |
Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator | 1,943 Tons | 1,145 Tons |
Total waste generated | 6,398.30 Tons | 7,186 Tons |
If reporting post-recycling residual conversion, provide:
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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, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2022 |
Baseline Period | Jan. 1, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2013 |
If end date of the baseline year/period is 2004 or earlier, provide:
The 2013 baseline was adopted because 2013 is the first year that all correct waste streams were accounted for.
Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users”:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Number of students resident on-site | 3,859 | 3,659 |
Number of employees resident on-site | 128 | 81 |
Number of other individuals resident on-site | 0 | 0 |
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 27,165 | 26,796 |
Full-time equivalent of employees | 2,291 | 3,819 |
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 5,152 | 0 |
Weighted campus users | 19,224.75 | 23,896.25 |
Total waste generated per weighted campus user:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Total waste generated per weighted campus user | 0.33 Tons | 0.30 Tons |
Percentage reduction in total waste generated per weighted campus user from baseline:
0
Part 3. Waste diverted from the landfill or incinerator
69.63
Percentage of materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator (including up to 10 percent attributable to post-recycling residual conversion):
69.63
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 | Yes |
White goods (i.e. appliances) | Yes |
Electronics | Yes |
Laboratory equipment | Yes |
Furniture | Yes |
Residence hall move-in/move-out waste | Yes |
Scrap metal | Yes |
Pallets | Yes |
Tires | Yes |
Other (please specify below) | Yes |
A brief description of other materials the institution has recycled, composted, donated and/or re-sold:
100% of our used cooking oil goes to off-campus Biodiesel production.
Surplus Property consists of university-owned items that are no longer needed by a department, including vehicles, computers, furniture, and office equipment. Items are then reused in the following ways: making property available to other departments on campus, donating items to local non-profit agencies and schools, sending equipment to a public auction under contract with the university, posting items on the Public Surplus web site, and dismantling property into separate components for recycling.
Construction debris is sorted and achieves a diversion rate between 75-90%.
Housing move out waste was diverted to clothing to the SJSU Clothes Closet, the SJSU Food Pantry, and savings household goods for the next move-in event.
Surplus Property consists of university-owned items that are no longer needed by a department, including vehicles, computers, furniture, and office equipment. Items are then reused in the following ways: making property available to other departments on campus, donating items to local non-profit agencies and schools, sending equipment to a public auction under contract with the university, posting items on the Public Surplus web site, and dismantling property into separate components for recycling.
Construction debris is sorted and achieves a diversion rate between 75-90%.
Housing move out waste was diverted to clothing to the SJSU Clothes Closet, the SJSU Food Pantry, and savings household goods for the next move-in event.
Optional Fields
Active Recovery and Reuse
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Recycling Management
Yes
Does the institution use dual stream recycling to collect standard recyclables in common areas?:
No
Does the institution use multi-stream recycling to collect standard recyclables in common areas?:
No
Contamination and Discard Rates
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A brief description of any recycling quality control mechanisms employed:
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Programs and 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:
A page on SJSU's has been created to provide guidelines and tips on how to prevent waste.
https://www.sjsu.edu/fdo/services/recycling/index.php
https://www.sjsu.edu/fdo/services/recycling/index.php
A brief description of the institution's surplus department or formal office supplies exchange program that facilitates reuse of materials:
The University is expected to dispose of usable equipment in a responsible manner under the guidance of Property Surplus. This is done via transfers on campus, to other universities, public sales, donations, recycling and salvage of parts.
The University steps for moving to zero waste are: 1)the use of products that minimize the volume of trash sent to landfill or incinerators; 2) participation in the CalRecycle Buy-Recycled program or equivalent; and (3) increasing recycled content purchases in all BuyRecycled program product categories.
For the CSU Sustainability Policy, please visit: https://calstate.policystat.com/policy/6987526/latest/
For the CSU Buy Recycled Program, please visit: https://www.calstate.edu/csu-system/doing-business-with-the-csu/contract-services-and-procurement/Pages/Environmental-and-Social-Sustainability.aspx
The University steps for moving to zero waste are: 1)the use of products that minimize the volume of trash sent to landfill or incinerators; 2) participation in the CalRecycle Buy-Recycled program or equivalent; and (3) increasing recycled content purchases in all BuyRecycled program product categories.
For the CSU Sustainability Policy, please visit: https://calstate.policystat.com/policy/6987526/latest/
For the CSU Buy Recycled Program, please visit: https://www.calstate.edu/csu-system/doing-business-with-the-csu/contract-services-and-procurement/Pages/Environmental-and-Social-Sustainability.aspx
A brief description of the institution's platforms to encourage peer-to-peer exchange and reuse:
A description and link to the platform is in the link below:
https://www.sjsu.edu/fabs/services/assets/other-services.php
https://www.sjsu.edu/fabs/services/assets/other-services.php
A brief description of the institution's limits on paper and ink consumption:
Students must pay to print at SJSU. In the king library it costs 20¢ per B&W page. Individual departments and labs vary in the rates charged for printing. Associated students have computer labs, but students must pay to print in these facilities as well. Charging for printing limits the amount students choose to print.
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to make materials available online by default rather than printing them:
SJSU campus directories, course catalogs and course schedules are all available online. The online catalog is free while the printed catalog is only available for purchase in the bookstore. The online schedules and catalogs contain the most updated information. Additionally, information about International and Extended Studies online courses, Open University, Special Session, Professional Development and lifelong learning opportunities are also available online.
A brief description of the institution's program to reduce residence hall move-in/move-out waste:
There are special collection bins set up during move-out time that collects used notebooks, clothes, left over detergent and other items that students would usually throw away during move out. The residence halls staff works with Sacred Heart and Salvation Army to coordinate this donation program.
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:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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