| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 57.04 |
| Liaison | Larry Cook |
| Submission Date | Feb. 29, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of South Carolina
OP-23: Waste Diversion
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.56 / 3.00 |
Namita
Koppa Assistant Director for Program Management Office of Sustainability |
Materials diverted from the solid waste landfill or incinerator:
Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator :
A brief description of programs, policies, infrastructure investments, outreach efforts, and/or other factors that contributed to the diversion rate, including efforts made during the previous three years:
USC Environmental Services has made many infrastructure investments in the last 3 years to improve diversion. Grant funding allowed us to add comprehensive recycling to the Greek Village and to purchase bins for special events. The University has continued to add recycling bins to Athletic venues improving recycling at Williams Brice Stadium (football) every year since 2011. In several buildings we have upgraded collection to single stream with daily pickup which was shown to reduce recyclables in the garbage at the main campus library by half. We have focused on office moves and cleanouts to divert recyclables, new, and reusable materials from the landfill and implemented a "zero waste bin" program to capture many of these items that would otherwise be thrown away during a move. We continue peer education programs such as the Sustainable Carolina Zero Waste team and the University EcoReps to help educate the campus population on waste reduction and recycling issues.
A brief description of any food donation programs employed by the institution:
Second Servings: The food donation program pairs on-campus restaurants with small shelters around the Midlands area of South Carolina, offering leftover food three days a week.
A brief description of any pre-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
Pre-Consumer food waste is captured in the main dining hall kitchens and composted on campus.
A brief description of any post-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
We continue to explore our options for implementing a comprehensive composting program for campus.
Does the institution include the following materials in its waste diversion efforts?:
| Yes or No | |
| Paper, plastics, glass, metals, and other recyclable containers | Yes |
| Food donations | Yes |
| Food for animals | No |
| Food composting | No |
| Cooking oil | Yes |
| Plant materials composting | Yes |
| Animal bedding composting | No |
| Batteries | Yes |
| Light bulbs | Yes |
| Toner/ink-jet cartridges | Yes |
| White goods (i.e. appliances) | Yes |
| Laboratory equipment | No |
| Furniture | Yes |
| Residence hall move-in/move-out waste | Yes |
| Scrap metal | Yes |
| Pallets | Yes |
| Motor oil | Yes |
| Tires | Yes |
Other materials that the institution includes in its waste diversion efforts:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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