Overall Rating Reporter - expired
Overall Score
Liaison Elizabeth Drake
Submission Date April 14, 2011
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.0

Swarthmore College
OP-17: Waste Reduction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete Reporter Ralph Thayer
Director of Maintenance
Facilities Management
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Weight of materials recycled, 2005 baseline year :
118 Tons

Weight of materials composted, 2005 baseline year :
160 Tons

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

Weight of materials recycled, performance year :
731 Tons

Weight of materials composted, performance year :
172 Tons

Weight of materials disposed as garbage, performance year :
0 Tons

On-campus residents, 2005:
1,301
+ Date Revised: Jan. 31, 2013

Full-time, non-residential/commuter students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
683

Part-time, non-residential/commuter students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
208
+ Date Revised: Jan. 31, 2013

On-campus residents, performance year:
1,442

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
708

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
0

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

The weight of actual garbage is unknown. Our hauler collects garbage from a variety of sites other than the College before they reach the tipping station.

2005 compost total is estimated. More recent compost data is from actual measurements.

Trash to Treasure?


The weight of actual garbage is unknown. Our hauler collects garbage from a variety of sites other than the College before they reach the tipping station.

2005 compost total is estimated. More recent compost data is from actual measurements.

Trash to Treasure?

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