| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 67.08 |
| Liaison | Carrie Metzgar |
| Submission Date | May 18, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of California, San Diego
OP-18: Waste Diversion
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.63 / 3.00 |
Alonso
Noble Assistant Superintendent Facilities Management |
Materials recycled, composted, reused, donated, re-sold, or otherwise diverted :
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:
The total campus diversion rate includes metal (scrap, bi-metal and aluminum) plastics 1-2, cardboard, mixed and white paper, landscape waste, furniture, small appliances and clothing from student move-outs, books, electronic and universal waste, pallets and other dimensional lumber, office furniture, non-perishable food items. All other material that cannot be recycled in the single-stream recycling program, e-waste recycling, donated, resold or re-used. UC San Diego does not incinerate waste.
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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