Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 50.85
Liaison Srinivasan Raghavan
Submission Date Feb. 25, 2013
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STARS v1.2

University of Missouri
OP-18: Waste Diversion

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.93 / 3.00 Josh Baniak
Graduate Assistant
Sustainability
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Materials recycled, composted, reused, donated, re-sold, or otherwise diverted :
2,498.24 Tons

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Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator :
5,577 Tons

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A brief description of programs, policies, infrastructure investments, outreach efforts, and/or other factors that contributed to the diversion rate:
Over the years, a number of MU’s offices/divisions/departments have developed recycling and waste management strategies in an effort to save money, to adhere to statutory requirements, and/or to be responsible stewards of the environment. Through these efforts, the University has shown progress with regard to recycling, waste management and waste reduction.

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Numbers derived from the Solid Waste and Recycling Report FY2011 and can be provided by the Sustainability Office upon request.

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