| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 38.80 |
| Liaison | Sarah Laurie |
| Submission Date | May 7, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
State University of New York at Fredonia
OP-22: Waste Minimization
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.18 / 5.00 |
Sarah
Laurie Environmental Safety and Sustainability Specialist; PR Subcommittee Chair; ACUPCC liaison Environmental Health & Safety |
Waste generated::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Materials recycled | 442 Tons | 80 Tons |
| Materials composted | 0 Tons | 0 Tons |
| Materials reused, donated or re-sold | 0 Tons | 0 Tons |
| Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator | 881 Tons | 1,140 Tons |
Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users”::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Number of residential students | 2,315 | 2,482 |
| Number of residential employees | 9 | 0 |
| Number of in-patient hospital beds | 0 | 0 |
| Full-time equivalent enrollment | 4,960 | 3,418 |
| Full-time equivalent of employees | 801.10 | 433 |
| Full-time equivalent of distance education students | 62.77 | 0 |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
| Start Date | End Date | |
| Performance Year | Jan. 1, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2013 |
| Baseline Year | Jan. 1, 2005 | Dec. 31, 2005 |
A brief description of when and why the waste generation baseline was adopted:
This is the same baseline used for our last STARS report.
A brief description of any (non-food) waste audits employed by the institution:
A brief description of any institutional procurement policies designed to prevent waste:
A brief description of any surplus department or formal office supplies exchange program that facilitates reuse of materials:
Every year an e-mail is sent to campus departments encouraging them to clean out unwanted supplies and deliver them to a predetermined location. On a given date, offices who donated to the annual supply swap are permitted to enter this location and take anything they want free of charge. The following day departments who did not donate to the swap are then allowed to take anything left over.
There is also a secretaries listserv on which department secretaries can post surplus materials to be claimed by other departments.
Finally, additional surplus is put in "Attic and Cellar Days" which is a city-wide yard sale.
A brief description of the institution's efforts to make materials available online by default rather than printing them:
Course Catalogs are offered online only. During registration periods, students access the catalog via their registration website.
Course schedules are also offered only online, at the same website (Your Connection).
Directories are printed.
A brief description of any limits on paper and ink consumption employed by the institution:
Each student pays for printing in their student fee. Each page they print has a cost associated with it, which is subtracted from the amount they paid in their student fees. Once a student runs out of money, they must add more money to their printing account.
Each student begins the semester with a $20 balance in their print quota. The total number of printed pages this will supply depends on what type of printing (black and white, color, single sided, double sided) is done. You will be able to view your available balance from any computer lab on campus. If you need to print more pages than your initial allocation will allow, you may purchase additional non-refundable credits in $3 increments at the following three locations:
Office of Student Accounts, G-140 Willimans Center, M-F 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., cash, check, or credit
Reed Library Circulation Desk [library hours], cash, check, SUNY Fredonia Debit Account and FREDFunds
Media Center, W203 Thompson Hall [media center hours], SUNY Fredonia Debit Account and FREDFunds only
A brief description of any programs employed by the institution to reduce residence hall move-in/move-out waste:
Waste Wipe Out Initiative
Large bins are placed by the exits of all residence halls two weeks prior to the end of the Spring semester. Anything placed in these bins (clothing, food, lamps, rugs, decorations, electronics, etc) is donated to a local charity (Rural Ministries).
A brief description of any other (non-food) waste minimization strategies employed by the institution:
A brief description of any food waste audits employed by the institution:
A brief description of any programs and/or practices to track and reduce pre-consumer food waste in the form of kitchen food waste, prep waste and spoilage:
A brief description of programs and/or practices to track and reduce post-consumer food waste:
The Cranston Marche' is 100% trayless as of January 2013.
A brief description of the institution's provision of reusable and/or third party certified compostable to-go containers for to-go food and beverage items (in conjunction with a composting program):
A brief description of the institution's provision of reusable service ware for “dine in” meals and reusable and/or third party certified compostable service ware for to-go meals (in conjunction with a composting program):
A brief description of any discounts offered to customers who use reusable containers (e.g. mugs) instead of disposable or compostable containers in to-go food service operations:
A brief description of other dining services waste minimization programs and initiatives:
The website URL where information about the institution’s waste minimization initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.