Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 68.39
Liaison Sam Lubow
Submission Date June 29, 2012
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STARS v1.2

Stanford University
OP-17: Waste Reduction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.60 / 5.00 Jiffy Vermylen
Sustainability Coordinator
Sustainability & Energy Management / Office of Sustainability
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Weight of materials recycled, 2005 baseline year :
3,964.80 Tons

Weight of materials composted, 2005 baseline year :
5,384.94 Tons

Weight of materials disposed as garbage, 2005 baseline year :
8,863.21 Tons

Weight of materials recycled, performance year :
3,617.76 Tons

Weight of materials composted, performance year :
6,907.22 Tons

Weight of materials disposed as garbage, performance year :
7,693.84 Tons

List the start and end dates of the waste reduction performance year:
January 1st, 2010 - December 31st, 2010 (calendar year)

On-campus residents, 2005:
12,243

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
13,160

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
4,949

On-campus residents, performance year:
11,823

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
16,757

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
3,562

Time period for weighted campus user (list the consecutive 12 month period that most closely overlaps with waste reduction performance year):
Snapshot annual population study done ever year on September 1st.

Indication of whether institution has a stated commitment to waste-reduction goals, such as zero waste:
Yes

A brief description of the plan of action to achieve waste reduction goals:

Stanford's Zero Waste Sustainability Working Team explores and evaluates measures to enhance the sustainability of waste management, reuse, and recycling practices on campus. The initial goal is to increase Stanford’s waste diversion rate to 75% as a first step towards zero waste.

http://sustainable.stanford.edu/working_group_and_teams
http://sustainable.stanford.edu/waste


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