Overall Rating Reporter - expired
Overall Score
Liaison Elizabeth Drake
Submission Date June 29, 2012
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STARS v1.2

Swarthmore College
OP-17: Waste Reduction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete Reporter Clara Fang
Sustainability Coordinator
Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility
"---" 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 :
740 Tons

Weight of materials recycled, performance year :
93 Tons

Weight of materials composted, performance year :
183 Tons

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

List the start and end dates of the waste reduction performance year:
Jaunary 1, 2011-December 31, 2011

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

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
683

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
208

On-campus residents, performance year:
1,545

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
699

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
245

Time period for weighted campus user (list the consecutive 12 month period that most closely overlaps with waste reduction performance year):
1/11-5/11 and 9/11-12/11

Indication of whether institution has a stated commitment to waste-reduction goals, such as zero waste:
No

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

Performance year data is for 2010. 2011 data is not yet available.


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.

Performance year data is for 2010. 2011 data is not yet available.

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