| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.46 |
| Liaison | Francis Mitalo |
| Submission Date | April 21, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of California, Riverside
OP-23: Waste Diversion
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.31 / 3.00 |
John
Cook Director of Sustainability Sustainability |
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Materials diverted from the solid waste landfill or incinerator:
1,187.57
Metric tons
Date Revised: June 30, 2016
Date Revised: June 30, 2016
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Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator :
1,524.29
Metric tons
Date Revised: June 30, 2016
Date Revised: June 30, 2016
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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:
UC Sustainable Practices Policy set goals for 75% diversion by 2012. UCR uses interns provided by the Green Campus Action Plan to engage students in sustainable practices, as well as participating in the annual RecycleMania competition. A new transfer station is being prepared to handle and track waste at the building level.
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A brief description of any food donation programs employed by the institution:
Leftover foods are donated to Inland Harvest each week. The organization collects the food twice a week from the Residential Restaurants and the HUB Restaurants.
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A brief description of any pre-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
All pre-consumer kitchen scraps in the Residential Restaurants and the HUB Restaurants is composted. The program was started in 2009.
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A brief description of any post-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
All post-consumer food waste in the Residential Restaurants is composted.
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 | Yes |
| Animal bedding composting | No |
| Batteries | Yes |
| Light bulbs | Yes |
| Toner/ink-jet cartridges | Yes |
| White goods (i.e. appliances) | --- |
| Laboratory equipment | --- |
| Furniture | Yes |
| Residence hall move-in/move-out waste | Yes |
| Scrap metal | Yes |
| Pallets | Yes |
| Motor oil | Yes |
| Tires | Yes |
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Other materials that the institution includes in its waste diversion efforts:
Nitrile Gloves, ink toner cartridges and Styrofoam
Date Revised: June 30, 2016
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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