Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 66.27
Liaison Katie Maynard
Submission Date May 9, 2012
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

University of California, Santa Barbara
OP-18: Waste Diversion

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.14 / 3.00 Matthew O'Carroll
Refuse, Recycling, & Water Conservation Manager
Facilities Management
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Materials recycled, composted, reused, donated, re-sold, or otherwise diverted :
3,426.10 Tons

Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator :
1,381.70 Tons

A brief description of programs, policies, infrastructure investments, outreach efforts, and/or other factors that contributed to the diversion rate:

Recycling on the UCSB campus is a partnership between Facilities Management and Associated Students (AS) Recycling. In 2010, we extended our recycling system to include additional in-building co-mingled bins partnered with landfill bins. AS Recycling provides 3 bins in the lobbies of most buildings to collect different types of e-waste. Outside, we have 89 Birthas (4 hole collection bins for landfill, co-mingled recyclables, office pack, and compost - currently being piloted in the 4th hole).


Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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