Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
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Overall Score | 67.46 |
Liaison | Brandon Raco |
Submission Date | Sept. 2, 2020 |
University of Guelph
OP-18: Waste Minimization and Diversion
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.86 / 8.00 |
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Parts 1 and 2. Waste per person
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Materials recycled | 628 Metric tons | 565 Metric tons |
Materials composted | 1,939 Metric tons | 1,105 Metric tons |
Materials donated or re-sold | 41 Metric tons | 5 Metric tons |
Materials disposed through post-recycling residual conversion | 0 Metric tons | 0 Metric tons |
Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator | 2,497 Metric tons | 2,186 Metric tons |
Total waste generated | 5,105 Metric tons | 3,861 Metric tons |
If reporting post-recycling residual conversion, provide:
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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 | Jan. 1, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2019 |
Baseline Period | Jan. 1, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2012 |
If end date of the baseline year/period is 2004 or earlier, provide:
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Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users”:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Number of students resident on-site | 4,700 | 4,744 |
Number of employees resident on-site | 162 | 150 |
Number of other individuals resident on-site | 0 | 0 |
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 22,789.40 | 21,566.90 |
Full-time equivalent of employees | 4,508 | 4,462 |
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 183.17 | 218.85 |
Weighted campus users | 21,551.17 | 20,581.04 |
Total waste generated per weighted campus user:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Total waste generated per weighted campus user | 0.24 Metric tons | 0.19 Metric tons |
Percentage reduction in total waste generated per weighted campus user from baseline:
0
Part 3. Waste diverted from the landfill or incinerator
51.09
Percentage of materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator (including up to 10 percent attributable to post-recycling residual conversion):
51.09
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 | Yes |
Laboratory equipment | Yes |
Furniture | Yes |
Residence hall move-in/move-out waste | Yes |
Scrap metal | Yes |
Pallets | Yes |
Tires | Yes |
Other (please specify below) | Yes |
A brief description of other materials the institution has recycled, composted, donated and/or re-sold:
The University of Guelph participates in Textbooks for Change with 7 drop-boxes located on campus.
https://textbooksforchange.com/campus/university-of-guelph/
https://textbooksforchange.com/campus/university-of-guelph/
Optional Fields
Active Recovery and Reuse
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Recycling Management
Yes
Does the institution use dual stream recycling to collect standard recyclables in common areas?:
No
Does the institution use multi-stream recycling to collect standard recyclables in common areas?:
No
Contamination and Discard Rates
25
A brief description of any recycling quality control mechanisms employed:
The University Centre Cafeteria has a staff member patrol the Waste Station directing people on how to properly sort their waste. There are three waste streams at that site. We also run various awareness campaigns ranging from social media outreach, to waste signage posters.
Programs and Initiatives
Reduce your Use, Choose to Reuse Digital Dashboard Campaign, Site Specific Waste Signage
A brief description of the institution's waste audits and other initiatives to assess its materials management efforts and identify areas for improvement:
A verified third party is hired to conduct an annual waste audit. The results of the waste audit are compared annually to track and measure the efficacy of waste related interventions. The Waste Audit is conducted in compliance with Ontario Regulation 102/94
A brief description of the institution's procurement policies designed to prevent waste:
Mindful Kitchen trains provides chefs knife training skills to reduce food waste.
A brief description of the institution's surplus department or formal office supplies exchange program that facilitates reuse of materials:
The University has a "Furniture Swap" program which allows the staff and faculty to post furniture, office supplies etc. for reuse.
A brief description of the institution's platforms to encourage peer-to-peer exchange and reuse:
The Furniture Swap connect those looking for furniture to those who have furniture they no longer need.
A brief description of the institution's limits on paper and ink consumption:
Preset to print on both sides
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to make materials available online by default rather than printing them:
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A brief description of the institution's program to reduce residence hall move-in/move-out waste:
Move Out Madness Move Out Madness is a program that creates and promotes environmental and social sustainability by operating a variety of services for students during move out in April at the end of the academic year. The program is designed to help University of Guelph students to get rid of extra food, clothing, household, and bulk items that they no longer need as they move out of residence, town, or into another house. Habitat for Humanity, other students, and the Guelph Food Bank are the primary recipients of donated items.
Since its beginning in 2006, Move out Madness continues to be an initiative of Off-Campus Living, a division of Student Life at the University of Guelph. Many organizations collaborate to guarantee the success and growth of the program in order to have a cleaner and more sustainable neighbourhood, city, and environment.
Since its beginning in 2006, Move out Madness continues to be an initiative of Off-Campus Living, a division of Student Life at the University of Guelph. Many organizations collaborate to guarantee the success and growth of the program in order to have a cleaner and more sustainable neighbourhood, city, and environment.
A brief description of the institution's programs or initiatives to recover and reuse other materials intended for disposal:
Electronic Waste Program recovers disposed electronics for resale/reuse.
Website URL where information about the institution’s waste minimization and diversion efforts is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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