Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 53.65
Liaison Mike Harrington
Submission Date Dec. 17, 2021

STARS v2.2

The New School
OP-18: Waste Minimization and Diversion

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.89 / 8.00
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Figures needed to determine total waste generated (and diverted):
Performance Year Baseline Year
Materials recycled 217.50 Metric tons 217.50 Metric tons
Materials composted 3.38 Metric tons 3.39 Metric tons
Materials donated or re-sold 0 Metric tons 0 Metric tons
Materials disposed through post-recycling residual conversion 0 Metric tons 0 Metric tons
Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator 249 Metric tons 249 Metric tons
Total waste generated 469.88 Metric tons 469.89 Metric tons

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, 2019 July 1, 2020
Baseline Period July 1, 2019 June 30, 2020

A brief description of when and why the waste generation baseline was adopted:

We do not have access to historical data and set the baseline to the previous (performance) year


Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users”:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site 1,742 1,742
Number of employees resident on-site 6 6
Number of other individuals resident on-site 50 50
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 9,636 9,636
Full-time equivalent of employees 2,727 2,727
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 177 177
Weighted campus users 9,626.50 9,626.50

Total waste generated per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total waste generated per weighted campus user 0.05 Metric tons 0.05 Metric tons

Percentage reduction in total waste generated per weighted campus user from baseline:
0.00

Percentage of materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator by recycling, composting, donating or re-selling, performance year:
47.01

Percentage of materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator (including up to 10 percent attributable to post-recycling residual conversion):
47.01

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 No
Plant materials No
Animal bedding No
White goods (i.e. appliances) No
Electronics No
Laboratory equipment No
Furniture No
Residence hall move-in/move-out waste No
Scrap metal No
Pallets No
Tires No
Other (please specify below) Yes

A brief description of other materials the institution has recycled, composted, donated and/or re-sold:
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Materials intended for disposal but subsequently recovered and reused on campus, performance year:
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Does the institution use single stream recycling to collect standard recyclables in common areas?:
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Does the institution use dual stream recycling to collect standard recyclables in common areas?:
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Does the institution use multi-stream recycling to collect standard recyclables in common areas?:
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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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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:
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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:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

This is from our facilities department, who collects all of the waste data:

Please note that the data reflects the pause in service during several months of the performance year which coincide with the campus shutdown. As you can see, there is limited waste data available and what we do have does not include waste data from NYC Sanitation Department, which still does not share their data.


This is from our facilities department, who collects all of the waste data:

Please note that the data reflects the pause in service during several months of the performance year which coincide with the campus shutdown. As you can see, there is limited waste data available and what we do have does not include waste data from NYC Sanitation Department, which still does not share their data.

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.