| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 51.07 |
| Liaison | Adam Maurer |
| Submission Date | March 31, 2021 |
South Seattle College
OP-18: Waste Minimization and Diversion
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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5.21 / 8.00 |
Adam
Maurer District Sustainability Coordinator Office of Sustainability |
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Parts 1 and 2. Waste per person
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Materials recycled | 95.80 Tons | 100.82 Tons |
| Materials composted | 98 Tons | 75.09 Tons |
| Materials donated or re-sold | 0 Tons | 0 Tons |
| Materials disposed through post-recycling residual conversion | 0 Tons | 0 Tons |
| Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator | 85.90 Tons | 195.02 Tons |
| Total waste generated | 279.70 Tons | 370.93 Tons |
If reporting post-recycling residual conversion, provide:
n/a
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
| Start Date | End Date | |
| Performance Period | Jan. 1, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2019 |
| Baseline Period | Jan. 1, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2013 |
If end date of the baseline year/period is 2004 or earlier, provide:
A waste baseline was not created before this STARS submission. Unfortunately, despite our desire to go back further, 2013 was the first year we could get accurate data for. We implemented composting and improved recycling from 2009-2013, but those improvements are not fully reflected well in the comparison of 2013 and 2019.
Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users”:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Number of students resident on-site | 0 | 0 |
| Number of employees resident on-site | 0 | 0 |
| Number of other individuals resident on-site | 0 | 0 |
| Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 3,988.30 | 4,399 |
| Full-time equivalent of employees | 447.20 | 523.70 |
| Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 39.70 | 48 |
| Weighted campus users | 3,296.85 | 3,656.02 |
Total waste generated per weighted campus user:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Total waste generated per weighted campus user | 0.08 Tons | 0.10 Tons |
Percentage reduction in total waste generated per weighted campus user from baseline:
16.38
Part 3. Waste diverted from the landfill or incinerator
69.29
Percentage of materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator (including up to 10 percent attributable to post-recycling residual conversion):
69.29
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 | No |
| Plant materials | Yes |
| Animal bedding | No |
| White goods (i.e. appliances) | Yes |
| Electronics | Yes |
| Laboratory equipment | Yes |
| Furniture | Yes |
| Residence hall move-in/move-out waste | No |
| 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:
South Seattle does not have accurate data for many of these streams, like cooking oil, laboratory equipment, furniture, scrap metal, pallets, tires, white goods, and styrofoam, but recycling, reselling, or reusing these items reduces our garbage tonnage. The above recycling numbers do not include concrete recycled from a training program at the Georgetown campus. In 2019, we recycled over 727 tons of concrete.
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:
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A brief description of the institution's surplus department or formal office supplies exchange program that facilitates reuse of materials:
The college participates in the Washington State Surplus program, donating items that are still usable condition but no longer needed for campus operations. Materials are collected by each department and then organized and donated by a central source.
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:
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A brief description of the institution's initiatives to make materials available online by default rather than printing them:
It is still a requirement to print catalogs and schedules.
A brief description of the institution's program to reduce residence hall move-in/move-out waste:
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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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