Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
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Overall Score | 70.93 |
Liaison | Ezra Small |
Submission Date | Jan. 31, 2014 |
Executive Letter | Download |
University of Massachusetts Amherst
OP-19: Construction and Demolition Waste Diversion
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.81 / 1.00 |
Ezra
Small Sustainability Manager Physical Plant |
Amount of construction and demolition materials recycled, donated, or otherwise recovered :
Amount of construction and demolition materials landfilled or incinerated :
A brief description of programs, policies, infrastructure investments, outreach efforts, and/or other factors that contribute to the diversion rate for construction and demolition waste:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Updated 2013 data is based on 4 reporting new construction/major renovation projects:
Goessmann Lab Renovation (147 diverted, 15 residual)
Life Science Laboratories (LSL) (795 diverted, 199 residual)
New Academic Classroom Building (NACB) (95 diverted, 22 residual)
CNS Greenhouse (67 diverted, 21 residual)
The UMass has little jurisdiction over the generation and management of construction and demolition wastes on the Amherst campus. UMass contractors are responsible under their contract with the university to recycle 75% or more of the weighted material generated by the work. Exact numbers are not known due to the amount of construction and the amount of contractors at the university. The sole exception is a small quantity of waste materials generated by the Alterations Dept. which handles minor renovations. Alterations Dept. wastes are delivered to the UMass Waste Recovery and Transfer Facility and are subject to our sorting requirements. Brick and concrete are sorted for recycling. All types of scrap wood are collected and sent for energy recovery at regional waste-to-energy plants. All metals are recycled as well.
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.