Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 74.51
Liaison Miriam Keep
Submission Date July 31, 2013
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STARS v1.2

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
OP-T2-23: Landscape Waste Composting

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Stephanie Lage
Assistant Director
Ctr for Sustainable Environment
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Does the institution compost or mulch waste from grounds keeping, including grass trimmings?:
Yes

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A brief description of the composting or mulching program:
We compoost as many leaves and herbaceous plant material as possible. We turn the material throughout the year and re-use the end product in our perennial and annual flower beds. We also chip all of the trees we remove on campus and re-use the wood chips as mulch across campus. 100% is done on University property.

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The percentage of landscape waste that is mulched or composted onsite:
100

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The percentage of landscape waste that is mulched or composted off-site:
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The website URL where information about the program, policy, or practice is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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