Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 55.33
Liaison John Gardner
Submission Date Aug. 1, 2013
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STARS v1.2

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
OP-18: Waste Diversion

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.19 / 3.00 John Gardner
Sustainability Planning & Policy Analyst
Office of Sustainability
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Materials recycled, composted, reused, donated, re-sold, or otherwise diverted :
1,534 Tons

Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator :
2,319 Tons

A brief description of programs, policies, infrastructure investments, outreach efforts, and/or other factors that contributed to the diversion rate:

1446.8 Tons- Traditional Recycling
87 Tons- Surplus

UW-Milwaukee has a long history of recycling. The majority of campus is a single-sort operation. The surplus program pulls in furniture and other campus materials.


Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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