Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 65.09
Liaison Shane Stennes
Submission Date Jan. 11, 2023

STARS v2.2

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
OP-19: Construction and Demolition Waste Diversion

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.85 / 1.00 Carley Rice
Sustainability Coordinator
Facilities Management
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Construction and demolition materials recycled, donated, or otherwise recovered:
2,149.19 Tons

Construction and demolition materials landfilled or incinerated:
387.76 Tons

Percentage of construction and demolition materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator through recycling, donation and/or other forms of recovery:
84.72

A brief description of programs, policies, infrastructure investments, outreach efforts, and/or other factors that contributed to the diversion rate for construction and demolition waste:

We run our own debris processing yard and separate recoverable materials like raw metals. We consolidate concrete debris from construction on campus and send it out for recycling. We collect residential, lab, and industrial appliances and send them to a vendor for recycling.


Website URL where information about the institution’s C&D waste diversion efforts is available:
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