Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 50.85
Liaison Srinivasan Raghavan
Submission Date Feb. 25, 2013
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

University of Missouri
OP-17: Waste Reduction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.01 / 5.00 Josh Baniak
Graduate Assistant
Sustainability
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Weight of materials recycled, 2005 baseline year :
1,817.60 Tons

Weight of materials composted, 2005 baseline year :
75.60 Tons

Weight of materials disposed as garbage, 2005 baseline year :
6,156.56 Tons

Weight of materials recycled, performance year :
2,425.70 Tons

Weight of materials composted, performance year :
105.50 Tons

Weight of materials disposed as garbage, performance year :
5,577 Tons

List the start and end dates of the waste reduction performance year:
7/1/10 - 6/30/11

On-campus residents, 2005:
8,123

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
24,164

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
6,483

On-campus residents, performance year:
6,972

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
30,264

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
6,717

Time period for weighted campus user (list the consecutive 12 month period that most closely overlaps with waste reduction performance year):
8/1/10 - 7/31/11

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

A brief description of the plan of action to achieve waste reduction goals:

A zero waste program has begun in several campus buildings. Based on the success of these programs, plans are being implemented to bring these to the rest of the campus. Construction and demolition wastes are now being tracked and goals have been set for recycling rates.


The website URL where information about the institution’s waste reduction initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

2005 numbers derived from: The Impacts of Campus Activities on the Environment
2005 Update report, page 10.
website: http://committees.missouri.edu/environmental-affairs/docs/impacts_followup_2006.pdf

2011 waste numbers derived from the Solid Waste and Recycling Report FY11 found at: http://sustainability.missouri.edu/pdfs/MU%20Recycling%20Report%20FY11.pdf

Student Body and Employee information was derived from the Department of Institutional Research: http://ir.missouri.edu/

The 2005 student figures can be found at: http://ir.missouri.edu/data-set/CDS_0506.pdf
*see pages 2 and 15*

The 2010-11 student figures were used because figures were for FY '11 and can be found at:
http://ir.missouri.edu/data-set/CDS%201011.pdf


2005 numbers derived from: The Impacts of Campus Activities on the Environment
2005 Update report, page 10.
website: http://committees.missouri.edu/environmental-affairs/docs/impacts_followup_2006.pdf

2011 waste numbers derived from the Solid Waste and Recycling Report FY11 found at: http://sustainability.missouri.edu/pdfs/MU%20Recycling%20Report%20FY11.pdf

Student Body and Employee information was derived from the Department of Institutional Research: http://ir.missouri.edu/

The 2005 student figures can be found at: http://ir.missouri.edu/data-set/CDS_0506.pdf
*see pages 2 and 15*

The 2010-11 student figures were used because figures were for FY '11 and can be found at:
http://ir.missouri.edu/data-set/CDS%201011.pdf

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