Overall Rating	Gold - expired
Overall Score	77.90
Liaison	Katie Maynard
Submission Date	March 4, 2021

STARS v2.2

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

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	5.81 / 8.00	Jewel Persad Sustainability Manager Administration

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Parts 1 and 2. Waste per person

Figures needed to determine total waste generated (and diverted):

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Materials recycled	1,765 Tons	7,198.92 Tons
Materials composted	1,715 Tons	263.55 Tons
Materials donated or re-sold	145 Tons	0 Tons
Materials disposed through post-recycling residual conversion	0 Tons	0 Tons
Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator	1,891 Tons	4,088.66 Tons
Total waste generated	5,516 Tons	11,551.13 Tons

If reporting post-recycling residual conversion, provide:

A brief description of the residual conversion facility:

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Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Period	July 1, 2019	June 30, 2020
Baseline Period	Jan. 1, 2007	Dec. 31, 2007

If end date of the baseline year/period is 2004 or earlier, provide:

A brief description of when and why the waste generation baseline was adopted:

The year 2007 was adopted as the baseline because it was the earliest time period for which UCSB had reliable waste generation data. The year 2007 also encompassed data from the majority of the waste management programs that were in place on campus. Years prior to 2007, waste generation data was not collected from all entities on campus, especially departmental programs.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users”:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	7,414	6,282
Number of employees resident on-site	68	0
Number of other individuals resident on-site	0	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	24,443	19,961
Full-time equivalent of employees	5,697	4,947
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	4,213	531
Weighted campus users	21,315.75	19,853.25

Total waste generated per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total waste generated per weighted campus user	0.26 Tons	0.58 Tons

Percentage reduction in total waste generated per weighted campus user from baseline:

55.52

Part 3. Waste diverted from the landfill or incinerator

Percentage of materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator by recycling, composting, donating or re-selling, performance year:

65.72

Percentage of materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator (including up to 10 percent attributable to post-recycling residual conversion):

65.72

In the waste figures reported above, has the institution recycled, composted, donated and/or re-sold the following materials?:

	Yes or No
Paper, plastics, glass, metals, and other recyclable containers	Yes
Food	Yes
Cooking oil	Yes
Plant materials	Yes
Animal bedding	Yes
White goods (i.e. appliances)	Yes
Electronics	No
Laboratory equipment	Yes
Furniture	Yes
Residence hall move-in/move-out waste	Yes
Scrap metal	Yes
Pallets	Yes
Tires	No
Other (please specify below)	No

A brief description of other materials the institution has recycled, composted, donated and/or re-sold:

Bicycles; eyeglasses; clothing; textiles; electronic waste; vehicles; furniture

Optional Fields

Active Recovery and Reuse

Materials intended for disposal but subsequently recovered and reused on campus, performance year:

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Recycling Management

Does the institution use single stream recycling to collect standard recyclables in common areas?:

Yes

Does the institution use dual stream recycling to collect standard recyclables in common areas?:

Does the institution use multi-stream recycling to collect standard recyclables in common areas?:

Contamination and Discard Rates

Average contamination rate for the institution’s recycling program:

A brief description of any recycling quality control mechanisms employed:

All exterior recycling and composting receptacles are sorted for contamination. All of the campus’ landfill waste is sorted for recyclables off-site by the waste hauler prior to being sent to the landfill.

Programs and Initiatives

A brief description of the institution's waste-related behavior change initiatives:

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A brief description of the institution's waste audits and other initiatives to assess its materials management efforts and identify areas for improvement:

UCSB regularly conducts waste audits by utilizing the services of UCSB's Associated Students Recycling (A.S. Recycling), third party environmental consulting firms, and their waste hauler. A.S. Recycling provides waste audit services for special events, departments, and buildings. Recently, A.S. Recycling audited the waste generated from the California Higher Education Sustainability Conference. Third party consulting firms generally audit waste from buildings, often as part of the LEED certification process, and the waste hauler audits UCSB as an entirety once a year.

A brief description of the institution's procurement policies designed to prevent waste:

UCSB has established a Change Agent Procurement Team that is a subgroup of the campus’ Chancellor’s Sustainability Committee, and is in the process of developing a campus-wide product stewardship program that has a large focus on Extended Producer Responsibility. Such a program will encourage producers to take responsibility for the end-of-life management of their products.

A brief description of the institution's surplus department or formal office supplies exchange program that facilitates reuse of materials:

At the University of California, Santa Barbara, the Surplus Inventory Program promotes the exchange of materials within the UCSB community. The Surplus Inventory Program allows users to give away or find equipment, supplies, and furniture from laboratories or offices. All items posted on the website are free to UCSB staff, faculty, and students. In addition, UCSB’s Central Stores also handles the surplus sales of unwanted equipment and furniture. UCSB community members and members from the greater community can shop for the unwanted equipment and furniture.

A brief description of the institution's platforms to encourage peer-to-peer exchange and reuse:

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A brief description of the institution's limits on paper and ink consumption:

UCSB does not offer free printing or copying to any of its computer labs and libraries. Printing and copying charges range from $0.10-$0.25 per page and can be charged to a student’s online account, (BARC) copy card, or paid for in cash. The UCSB campus community is also encouraged to make double-sided printing the default setting on printers.

A brief description of the institution's initiatives to make materials available online by default rather than printing them:

The University of California, Santa Barbara provides students with course and university materials via online sources. Students can access class schedules, course information and register for classes through GauchoSpace and Gaucho On-Line Data (GOLD). They are also encouraged to electronically access their billing and account information on the BARC Billing Office Website.

GauchoSpace: https://gauchospace.ucsb.edu/
GOLD: https://my.sa.ucsb.edu/gold/login.aspx
BARC: http://www.barc.ucsb.edu/

A brief description of the institution's program to reduce residence hall move-in/move-out waste:

During the move-out process, UCSB Housing & Residential Services eliminates waste by placing recycle roll-offs and extra recycling dumpsters around the dorms during the move-out process. At this time, UCSB also collects and has drop-off locations for various reusable materials, which are then sold at Give IV. If dorms need to be remodeled, furniture and appliances are donated to local charities, other schools, and the International Recycling Network. These practices ensure that UCSB earns this credit.

A brief description of the institution's programs or initiatives to recover and reuse other materials intended for disposal:

UCSB's Central Stores Furniture Services plays a vital role in waste minimization. UCSB has several programs that focus on the re-use of items, but Central Stores Furniture Services largely focuses on collecting and re-selling surplus furniture, office equipment, and any large items. Surplus material can be purchased twice per week by the members of the Santa Barbara community.
Funded by the Green Initiative Fund and the Coastal Fund, UCSB has installed 40 hydration stations across campus as part of a drive to reduce the use of disposable water bottles. The fountains offer filtered and reverse osmosis water through a water bottle-friendly dispensing mechanism.

Website URL where information about the institution’s waste minimization and diversion efforts is available:

http://facilities.ucsb.edu/departments/recycling/

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Number of students resident on-site was adjusted to account for students moving out of housing in Spring 2020 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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