Overall Rating Reporter
Overall Score
Liaison Jessa Gagne
Submission Date March 7, 2025

STARS v2.2

Stonehill College
OP-18: Waste Minimization and Diversion

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete Reporter Jessa Gagne
Energy Manager
Operations & Finance
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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 113 Tons 115 Tons
Materials composted 9 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 790 Tons 733 Tons
Total waste generated 912 Tons 848 Tons

If reporting post-recycling residual conversion, provide:

A brief description of the residual conversion facility:

n/a


Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Period July 1, 2023 June 30, 2024
Baseline Period July 1, 2009 June 30, 2010

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:

Its the first date where all of the required data had been collected.


Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users”:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site 2,428 1,971
Number of employees resident on-site 15 15
Number of other individuals resident on-site 0 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 2,428.30 2,389
Full-time equivalent of employees 500 419
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 0 0
Weighted campus users 2,806.98 2,602.50

Total waste generated per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total waste generated per weighted campus user 0.32 Tons 0.33 Tons

Percentage reduction in total waste generated per weighted campus user from baseline:
0.29

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:
13.38

Percentage of materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator (including up to 10 percent attributable to post-recycling residual conversion):
13.38

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) 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) No

A brief description of other materials the institution has recycled, composted, donated and/or re-sold:

The campus has textile recycling bins on campus year-round. During the move-out in May, hundreds of pounds of food, clothing, furniture and other items are collected and donated.


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?:
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 

Average contamination rate for the institution’s recycling program:
0

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:
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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:
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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:

Employees have to opt in to received a printed copy of the annual factbook, which had previously been printed for all employees. Phone directories, W-2's and various other printed materials are now only available online.


A brief description of the institution's program to reduce residence hall move-in/move-out waste:

A student group collects any unwanted furniture, clothes, non-perishable food items, electronics and other items typically left behind by students that can be reused. They are donated to local charities including My Brother's Keeper and the Epilepsy Foundation.


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:

Additional Info from Princeton Review:
Stonehill College has contracted with recycling vendor Clean Way to pick up and process our paper, plastic, glass, and metal.
Recycling bins are located in all areas on campus. Building Services collects the recycling from these bins on a scheduled basis. The recycling is moved to larger containers, which are picked up by Clean Way.
Working with other vendors, we also recycle mattresses, ink jet cartridges, cell phones, batteries, CD's, light bulbs, waste oil, monitors, TV's, student room furniture and computer/electronic equipment.
During the academic year, we compost about 100 pounds of fruit and vegetable scraps each day from the campus dining areas - both pre and post consumer waste, which is used at Stonehill's Farm. We hope to increase this through education and more compost bin locations.


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