Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 55.32
Liaison R. Johnston
Submission Date Nov. 30, 2012
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

University of Missouri, Kansas City
OP-17: Waste Reduction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.87 / 5.00 R. Kaye Johnston
Sustainability Coordinator
Campus Facilities
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Weight of materials recycled, 2005 baseline year :
97 Tons

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Weight of materials composted, 2005 baseline year :
0 Tons

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

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Weight of materials recycled, performance year :
415 Tons

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Weight of materials composted, performance year :
9 Tons

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Weight of materials disposed as garbage, performance year :
396 Tons

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List the start and end dates of the waste reduction performance year:
July 2010 to June 2011

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On-campus residents, 2005:
887

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Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
11,396

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Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
3,888

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On-campus residents, performance year:
1,500

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Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
12,262

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Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
4,354

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Time period for weighted campus user (list the consecutive 12 month period that most closely overlaps with waste reduction performance year):
January 2011-December 2011

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

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A brief description of the plan of action to achieve waste reduction goals:
The plan of action to achieve waste reduction goals for 2012 -Expand new recycling bins to all campus buildings -Get rid of personal trash receptacles -All departments to have access to containers -Remove all Styrofoam from the campus -Increase composting campus wide; specifically CFM -Have recycling at every event

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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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