| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 67.68 |
| Liaison | Nina Hartwig |
| Submission Date | May 31, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
OP-23: Waste Diversion
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.08 / 3.00 |
Kate
Nelson Chief Sustainability Officer Office of Sustainability |
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Materials diverted from the solid waste landfill or incinerator:
1,419
Tons
None
Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator :
2,514
Tons
None
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:
Known weights that contribute to the diversion rate include single sort recycling, metal recycling, composting (pre and post), and the surplus program (excluding electronic waste as the credit requests).
None
A brief description of any food donation programs employed by the institution:
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None
A brief description of any pre-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
UWM has an on-site composting operation that makes the soil needed for all campus gardens. Food waste is collected from Sandburg Hall cafe and the campus "Grind" coffee shops.
None
A brief description of any post-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
Sanimax collects all post consumer food from campus restaurant locations, with its primary collection at Sandburg Hall, which houses the main campus kitchen.
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 | No |
| Food for animals | No |
| Food composting | Yes |
| 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 | Yes |
| Furniture | Yes |
| Residence hall move-in/move-out waste | Yes |
| Scrap metal | Yes |
| Pallets | Yes |
| Motor oil | Yes |
| Tires | Yes |
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Other materials that the institution includes in its waste diversion efforts:
UWM has recycled carpeting over the past 8 years.
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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