| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 56.76 |
| Liaison | Liz Davey |
| Submission Date | Oct. 13, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Tulane University
OP-23: Waste Diversion
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.39 / 3.00 |
Liz
Davey Director Office of Sustainability |
Materials diverted from the solid waste landfill or incinerator:
Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator :
A brief description of programs, policies, infrastructure investments, outreach efforts, and/or other factors that contributed to the diversion rate, including efforts made during the previous three years:
A brief description of any food donation programs employed by the institution:
A brief description of any pre-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
A brief description of any post-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
Does the institution include the following materials in its waste diversion efforts?:
| Yes or No | |
| Paper, plastics, glass, metals, and other recyclable containers | Yes |
| Food donations | Yes |
| Food for animals | No |
| Food composting | Yes |
| Cooking oil | Yes |
| Plant materials composting | No |
| Animal bedding composting | No |
| Batteries | Yes |
| Light bulbs | Yes |
| Toner/ink-jet cartridges | Yes |
| White goods (i.e. appliances) | Yes |
| Laboratory equipment | No |
| Furniture | Yes |
| Residence hall move-in/move-out waste | Yes |
| Scrap metal | Yes |
| Pallets | Yes |
| Motor oil | Yes |
| Tires | Yes |
Other materials that the institution includes in its waste diversion efforts:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Numbers are for a 6 month period, 2/8-8/8/15
In January 2014, a contract with a new waste hauler enabled us to obtain weights for the trash emptied daily from uptown campus dumpsters. In past years, we had only received weights for compactors pulled from campus, and we had estimated the overall weight of waste collected daily from dumpsters. This data collection began February 8. In September 2014 the company reported data collection problems. Therefore, we chose to use a six-month period, 2/8-8/8/2014, for calculation of the recycling diversion rate.
Numbers are for a 6 month period, 2/8-8/8/15
In January 2014, a contract with a new waste hauler enabled us to obtain weights for the trash emptied daily from uptown campus dumpsters. In past years, we had only received weights for compactors pulled from campus, and we had estimated the overall weight of waste collected daily from dumpsters. This data collection began February 8. In September 2014 the company reported data collection problems. Therefore, we chose to use a six-month period, 2/8-8/8/2014, for calculation of the recycling diversion rate.
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