| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 37.45 |
| Liaison | Cody Friend |
| Submission Date | May 10, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Nebraska at Omaha
OP-22: Waste Minimization
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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2.27 / 5.00 |
Patrick
Wheeler Environmental Advocate/Sustainability Champion EHS |
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Waste generated::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Materials recycled | 121.50 Tons | 125.38 Tons |
| Materials composted | 0 Tons | 0 Tons |
| Materials reused, donated or re-sold | 0 Tons | 0 Tons |
| Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator | 574.30 Tons | 519.99 Tons |
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Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users”::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Number of residential students | 1,319 | 1,359 |
| Number of residential employees | 63 | 63 |
| Number of in-patient hospital beds | 0 | 0 |
| Full-time equivalent enrollment | 12,248 | 11,826 |
| Full-time equivalent of employees | 1,521 | 1,460 |
| Full-time equivalent of distance education students | 2,928 | 3,159 |
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Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
| Start Date | End Date | |
| Performance Year | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2013 |
| Baseline Year | July 1, 2008 | June 30, 2011 |
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A brief description of when and why the waste generation baseline was adopted:
Baseline was best estimate of average expected results over 3 years.
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A brief description of any (non-food) waste audits employed by the institution:
2007 - Environmental Club of UNO conducted a waste audit in the spring of 2007 prior to start a co-mingled recycling program.
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A brief description of any institutional procurement policies designed to prevent waste:
All policies encourage use of least material necessary in order to minimize waste.
http://www.unomaha.edu/ehs/documents/uno_waste_minimization_plan.pdf
http://www.unomaha.edu/green/purchasing1.php
http://libguides.unomaha.edu/content.php?pid=275739&sid=2272444
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A brief description of any surplus department or formal office supplies exchange program that facilitates reuse of materials:
We no longer maintain a warehouse for surplus property, but list on Craig's List any items no longer needed by UNO. This facilitates rapid redistribution of surplus property and virtually eliminates waste.
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A brief description of the institution's efforts to make materials available online by default rather than printing them:
We no longer print course catalogs and only sparingly make directories available in print. Further, most colleges do not print syllabi, but make them (and most other "handout" materials) available electronically.
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A brief description of any limits on paper and ink consumption employed by the institution:
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A brief description of any programs employed by the institution to reduce residence hall move-in/move-out waste:
Housing managers now help schedule swap meets and make containers available for charitable donations and recycling for large events like move-in/move-out.
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A brief description of any other (non-food) waste minimization strategies employed by the institution:
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A brief description of any food waste audits employed by the institution:
UNO operates on an ala carte system, so very little food is taken then wasted.
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A brief description of any programs and/or practices to track and reduce pre-consumer food waste in the form of kitchen food waste, prep waste and spoilage:
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A brief description of programs and/or practices to track and reduce post-consumer food waste:
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A brief description of the institution's provision of reusable and/or third party certified compostable to-go containers for to-go food and beverage items (in conjunction with a composting program):
UNO has taken the first step in eliminating styrofoam and plastics from almost all of its food service operations, replacing them instead with compostable or biodegradable dinnerware/napkins--mostly from local PLA manufacturer, Cargill. We do not commercially compost but would love to hear about success stories of others.
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A brief description of the institution's provision of reusable service ware for “dine in” meals and reusable and/or third party certified compostable service ware for to-go meals (in conjunction with a composting program):
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A brief description of any discounts offered to customers who use reusable containers (e.g. mugs) instead of disposable or compostable containers in to-go food service operations:
A lug-a-mug program was implemented years ago that results in charging the customer for the next smaller size beverage when utilizing reusable drinkware. This initiative was started through student efforts and supported by food services.
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A brief description of other dining services waste minimization programs and initiatives:
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The website URL where information about the institution’s waste minimization initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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