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

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
OP-17: Waste Reduction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.87 / 5.00 Stephanie Lage
Assistant Director
Ctr for Sustainable Environment
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Weight of materials recycled, 2005 baseline year :
5,040 Tons

Weight of materials composted, 2005 baseline year :
5,032.50 Tons

Weight of materials disposed as garbage, 2005 baseline year :
4,992 Tons

Weight of materials recycled, performance year :
5,232 Tons

Weight of materials composted, performance year :
2,425 Tons

Weight of materials disposed as garbage, performance year :
3,850 Tons

List the start and end dates of the waste reduction performance year:
7/1/2011 to 6/30/2012

On-campus residents, 2005:
9,046

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
40,005

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
2,102

On-campus residents, performance year:
11,614

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
39,853

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
2,882

Time period for weighted campus user (list the consecutive 12 month period that most closely overlaps with waste reduction performance year):
August 2010 to Juy 2011

Indication of whether institution has a stated commitment to waste-reduction goals, such as zero waste:
Yes

A brief description of the plan of action to achieve waste reduction goals:

Illinois' Climate Action plan calls for an increased waste diversion rate of 75% 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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