Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 71.84
Liaison Nurit Katz
Submission Date Sept. 8, 2023

STARS v2.2

University of California, Los Angeles
OP-19: Construction and Demolition Waste Diversion

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.84 / 1.00 Christophe LaBelle
Sustainability Analyst
Sustainability
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Construction and demolition materials recycled, donated, or otherwise recovered:
17,488 Tons

Construction and demolition materials landfilled or incinerated:
3,223 Tons

Percentage of construction and demolition materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator through recycling, donation and/or other forms of recovery:
84.44

Optional Fields 

A brief description of programs, policies, infrastructure investments, outreach efforts, and/or other factors that contributed to the diversion rate for construction and demolition waste:
All New Construction and Major Renovation projects at UCLA are required to complete LEED Certification at Silver level or better; many have achieved Gold or Platinum Level. In connection, contractors are encouraged to exceed 75% construction waste diversion. Recent projects have documented between 77% to 99% diversion rates.

Website URL where information about the institution’s C&D waste diversion efforts is available:
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