| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 66.27 |
| Liaison | Katie Maynard |
| Submission Date | May 9, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of California, Santa Barbara
OP-17: Waste Reduction
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.31 / 5.00 |
Mo
Lovegreen Director Campus Sustainability |
Weight of materials recycled, 2005 baseline year :
Weight of materials composted, 2005 baseline year :
Weight of materials disposed as garbage, 2005 baseline year :
Weight of materials recycled, performance year :
Weight of materials composted, performance year :
Weight of materials disposed as garbage, performance year :
List the start and end dates of the waste reduction performance year:
On-campus residents, 2005:
Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
On-campus residents, performance year:
Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
Time period for weighted campus user (list the consecutive 12 month period that most closely overlaps with waste reduction performance year):
Indication of whether institution has a stated commitment to waste-reduction goals, such as zero waste:
A brief description of the plan of action to achieve waste reduction goals:
The University of California, Santa Barbara has committed to achieving zero waste by 2020. This is part of our goals outlined in the Camupus Sustainability Plan. In academic year 2010/2011, we began an in-bulding deployment of co-mingled recycle bins that were partnered with landfill bins. We deployed 110 of these with new signage. We also negotiated with our Waste Hauler to paint the lids of our exterior bins blue, so we could match the in-building program across the campus and have a co-mingled bin sit next to a landfill bin to achieve consistency both inside and outside the buildngs. In academic year 2011/2012, we began the campus compost pliot program to collect post-consumer food waste from the Arbor, the UCen, the Coral Tree, and the Courtyard Cafe (the four eateries on campus). We also implemented post-consumer food waste collection within the UCen for the balance of the eateries on campus. We are also in the process of deploying a special collection system for lab waste (needles and non-recyclables) for 10 laboratories and Student Health Services. We are in the process of updating the goals established in the Campus Sustainability Plan and will have our new goals identifying additional steps to help us achieve zero waste by 2020.
The website URL where information about the institution’s waste reduction initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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