Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 45.57
Liaison Maia Roseval
Submission Date Jan. 12, 2023

STARS v2.2

State University of New York at Farmingdale
OP-18: Waste Minimization and Diversion

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.86 / 8.00 Maia Roseval
Sustainability Manager
Facilities and Operations
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Parts 1 and 2. Waste per person

Figures needed to determine total waste generated (and diverted):
Performance Year Baseline Year
Materials recycled 96.22 Tons 124.38 Tons
Materials composted 0 Tons 0 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 436 Tons 169.50 Tons
Total waste generated 532.22 Tons 293.88 Tons

If reporting post-recycling residual conversion, provide:

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 July 1, 2020 June 30, 2021
Baseline Period July 1, 2014 June 30, 2015

If end date of the baseline year/period is 2004 or earlier, provide:

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 415 634
Number of employees resident on-site 2 3
Number of other individuals resident on-site 0 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 8,010 6,986
Full-time equivalent of employees 1,040 862
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 684 0
Weighted campus users 6,378.75 6,045.25

Total waste generated per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total waste generated per weighted campus user 0.08 Tons 0.05 Tons

Percentage reduction in total waste generated per weighted campus user from baseline:
0

Part 3. Waste diverted from the landfill or incinerator

Percentage of materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator by recycling, composting, donating or re-selling, performance year:
18.08

Percentage of materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator (including up to 10 percent attributable to post-recycling residual conversion):
18.08

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) No
Electronics Yes
Laboratory equipment No
Furniture No
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:
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Optional Fields 

Active Recovery and Reuse

Materials intended for disposal but subsequently recovered and reused on campus, performance year:
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Recycling Management 

Does the institution use single stream recycling to collect standard recyclables in common areas?:
No

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?:
No

Contamination and Discard Rates 

Average contamination rate for the institution’s recycling program:
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A brief description of any recycling quality control mechanisms employed:
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Programs and Initiatives 

A brief description of the institution's waste-related behavior change initiatives:
The college has recently redone its sustainability website to include a page dedicated to informing the community how to recycle. Signs have also been placed on the central recycling bins on each hallway that indicate what can go in each bin in order to keep contamination low. A new employee orientation, that will include how to recycle in the office, is also to be posted on Aries (our internal facing website).

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:
There is no formal program for office reuse, however furniture that is not in use is stored in a central location and employees are encouraged to use that furniture in lieu of buying new.

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:
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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:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Performance year: academic year 2020-2021
Baseline year: fiscal year 2014-2015

Volume to waste conversation: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://scdhec.gov/sites/default/files/Library/CR-011175.pdf

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