Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 66.07
Liaison Breeana Sylvas
Submission Date Feb. 25, 2016
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

University of California, Merced
OP-24: Construction and Demolition Waste Diversion

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00
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Construction and demolition materials recycled, donated, or otherwise recovered:
155.91 Tons

Construction and demolition materials landfilled or incinerated :
0.43 Tons

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 building projects target a minimum construction diversion of 95% and is put into the contractor's specifications to do so. In addition, UC Merced campus Triple Zero commitment is to produce zero waste by 2020.

UC Merced has also been working locally with Waste Management as a partner to provide ideas and techniques that can help both the community and the campus divert waste overall.


Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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