Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 72.78
Liaison Troy Goodnough
Submission Date Feb. 10, 2022

STARS v2.2

University of Minnesota, Morris
OP-18: Waste Minimization and Diversion

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.02 / 8.00 Troy Goodnough
Sustainability Director
Office of Sustainability
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Parts 1 and 2. Waste per person

Figures needed to determine total waste generated (and diverted):
Performance Year Baseline Year
Materials recycled 95.25 Metric tons 51.71 Metric tons
Materials composted 52.62 Metric tons 0 Metric tons
Materials donated or re-sold 0 Metric tons 0 Metric tons
Materials disposed through post-recycling residual conversion 0 Metric tons 0 Metric tons
Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator 94.35 Metric tons 248.57 Metric tons
Total waste generated 242.22 Metric tons 300.28 Metric tons

If reporting post-recycling residual conversion, provide:

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 Jan. 1, 2020 Dec. 31, 2020
Baseline Period Jan. 1, 2005 Dec. 31, 2005

If end date of the baseline year/period is 2004 or earlier, provide:

A brief description of when and why the waste generation baseline was adopted:
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Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users”:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site 750 758
Number of employees resident on-site 5 0
Number of other individuals resident on-site 0 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 1,412 1,673
Full-time equivalent of employees 364 394.50
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 0 0
Weighted campus users 1,520.75 1,740.13

Total waste generated per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total waste generated per weighted campus user 0.16 Metric tons 0.17 Metric tons

Percentage reduction in total waste generated per weighted campus user from baseline:
7.70

Part 3. Waste diverted from the landfill or incinerator

Percentage of materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator by recycling, composting, donating or re-selling, performance year:
61.05

Percentage of materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator (including up to 10 percent attributable to post-recycling residual conversion):
61.05

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 No
Plant materials No
Animal bedding No
White goods (i.e. appliances) No
Electronics No
Laboratory equipment Yes
Furniture No
Residence hall move-in/move-out waste No
Scrap metal Yes
Pallets Yes
Tires No
Other (please specify below) No

A brief description of other materials the institution has recycled, composted, donated and/or re-sold:
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Optional Fields 

Active Recovery and Reuse

Materials intended for disposal but subsequently recovered and reused on campus, performance year:
0 Metric tons

Recycling Management 

Does the institution use single stream recycling to collect standard recyclables in common areas?:
No

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

Contamination and Discard Rates 

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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Programs and Initiatives 

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:
The week before classes begin, a office supplies exchange is held. Campus staff and faculty are welcome to browse and take items that they can use in their campus offices. Items are collected in our student center. Items are limited to office supplies and small equipment: for example binders, file folders, printer cartridges, calculators, etc. Leftover items are donate to our local thrift store or recycled.

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:
There is no free printing on student areas on campus. Each student has a printing account. In addition, there is a printer in the library for which students can pay cash at five cents a page.

A brief description of the institution's initiatives to make materials available online by default rather than printing them:
Currently, the campus default is to make material available online first. Course catalogs, schedules, and directories can all be found easily on the University of Minnesota Morris website. In addition, the home page links to our directory search where people can be located by entering all or part of their name or their internet id.

A brief description of the institution's program to reduce residence hall move-in/move-out waste:
Office of Sustainability student interns work with Office of Residential Life staff to increase the number of recycling containers available upon move-out and encourage students to use these added receptacles. They also partner on a "stuff exchange" a couple of times during the year, including Earth Week, about a month out from graduation.

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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