Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 56.45
Liaison Sean MacInnes
Submission Date Feb. 20, 2013
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

University of North Carolina, Greensboro
OP-19: Construction and Demolition Waste Diversion

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.78 / 1.00 Trey McDonald
Sustainability Coordinator
Sustainability Office
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Amount of construction and demolition materials recycled, donated, or otherwise recovered :
72.50 Tons

Amount of construction and demolition materials landfilled or incinerated :
20.20 Tons

A brief description of programs, policies, infrastructure investments, outreach efforts, and/or other factors that contribute to the diversion rate for construction and demolition waste:

Per the UNCG Facilities Design & Construction Department web site: "FDC incorporates sustainable strategies in new construction and renovation projects at UNCG. Some of these strategies include ... recycling and construction waste management plans." It is FDC policy to salvage and recycle demolition and construction waste as defined by LEED credit MR2 for all of our LEED certified projects. FDC also emphasizes reuse of building materials when possible and development of comprehensive plans to divert construction and demolition waste from landfills.


Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

For 2011-12 fiscal year.

Data from Ben Kunka, Manager of Office of Waste Reduction and Recycling at UNCG.


For 2011-12 fiscal year.

Data from Ben Kunka, Manager of Office of Waste Reduction and Recycling at UNCG.

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