Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
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Overall Score | 62.83 |
Liaison | Danielle Smith |
Submission Date | Aug. 11, 2020 |
University of New Brunswick, Fredericton
OP-18: Waste Minimization and Diversion
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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4.08 / 8.00 |
Mike
Hardy Sustainability Officer Facilities Management |
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Figures needed to determine total waste generated (and diverted):
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Materials recycled | 142.32 Tons | 212 Tons |
Materials composted | 0 Tons | 0 Tons |
Materials donated or re-sold | 0 Tons | 0 Tons |
Materials disposed through post-recycling residual conversion | 0 Tons | 0 Tons |
Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator | 736.84 Tons | 1,509.72 Tons |
Total waste generated | 879.16 Tons | 1,721.72 Tons |
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 | May 1, 2018 | April 30, 2019 |
Baseline Period | May 1, 2007 | April 30, 2010 |
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 | 1,172 | 1,320 |
Number of employees resident on-site | 6 | 0 |
Number of other individuals resident on-site | 10 | 364.78 |
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 6,724.15 | 7,230.13 |
Full-time equivalent of employees | 1,805.20 | 1,848.56 |
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 1,762.16 | 791.33 |
Weighted campus users | 5,379.89 | 6,910.30 |
Total waste generated per weighted campus user:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Total waste generated per weighted campus user | 0.16 Tons | 0.25 Tons |
Percentage reduction in total waste generated per weighted campus user from baseline:
34.41
Percentage of materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator by recycling, composting, donating or re-selling, performance year:
16.19
Percentage of materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator (including up to 10 percent attributable to post-recycling residual conversion):
16.19
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 | No |
Cooking oil | Yes |
Plant materials | No |
Animal bedding | No |
White goods (i.e. appliances) | Yes |
Electronics | Yes |
Laboratory equipment | Yes |
Furniture | No |
Residence hall move-in/move-out waste | Yes |
Scrap metal | Yes |
Pallets | Yes |
Tires | Yes |
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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Materials intended for disposal but subsequently recovered and reused on campus, performance year:
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Does the institution use single stream recycling to collect standard recyclables in common areas?:
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Does the institution use dual stream recycling to collect standard recyclables in common areas?:
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Does the institution use multi-stream recycling to collect standard recyclables in common areas?:
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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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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:
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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:
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A brief description of the institution's initiatives to make materials available online by default rather than printing them:
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A brief description of the institution's program to reduce residence hall move-in/move-out waste:
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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:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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