Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 73.84
Liaison Andrew Horning
Submission Date Dec. 19, 2022

STARS v2.2

University of Michigan
OP-18: Waste Minimization and Diversion

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.19 / 8.00 Kenneth Keeler
Senior Sustainability Rep
Office of Campus Sustainability
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Figures needed to determine total waste generated (and diverted):
Performance Year Baseline Year
Materials recycled 5,162 Tons 4,691 Tons
Materials composted 1,905 Tons 344 Tons
Materials donated or re-sold 0 Tons 0 Tons
Materials disposed through post-recycling residual conversion 0 Tons 0 Tons
Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator 11,451 Tons 12,647 Tons
Total waste generated 18,518 Tons 17,682 Tons

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, 2021 June 30, 2022
Baseline Period July 1, 2009 June 30, 2010

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

To align with University carbon neutrality goal baseline


Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users”:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site 11,068 9,810
Number of employees resident on-site 114 310
Number of other individuals resident on-site 0 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 47,899 39,807
Full-time equivalent of employees 43,015 32,546
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 1,528 0
Weighted campus users 69,835 56,794.75

Total waste generated per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total waste generated per weighted campus user 0.27 Tons 0.31 Tons

Percentage reduction in total waste generated per weighted campus user from baseline:
14.83

Percentage of materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator by recycling, composting, donating or re-selling, performance year:
38.16

Percentage of materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator (including up to 10 percent attributable to post-recycling residual conversion):
38.16

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:

U-M runs a chemical redistribution program to share unused chemicals.
Property disposition resells more than $3million worth of used equipment annually. Records are only kept in dollar figures only. Therefore, I was not able to report as tons in the materials donated or resold field.


Materials intended for disposal but subsequently recovered and reused on campus, performance year:
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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?:
No

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

Average contamination rate for the institution’s recycling program:
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A brief description of any recycling quality control mechanisms employed:
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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:
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A brief description of the institution's procurement policies designed to prevent waste:
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A brief description of the institution's surplus department or formal office supplies exchange program that facilitates reuse of materials:

University of Michigan Property Disposition is responsible for the accountable disposal of University of Michigan property designated as surplus by University departments. Its mission is to recycle, sell, or dispose of surplus equipment to the best advantage of the University of Michigan.

http://procurement.umich.edu/property-space-management/property-disposition-u-m-departments


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:
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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:

U-M has both student move in and move out programs designed to reduce waste.

https://ocs.umich.edu/programs/waste-reduction/student-move-in-move-out/


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