| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 67.21 |
| Liaison | Dave Barbier |
| Submission Date | June 3, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
OP-22: Waste Minimization
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.58 / 5.00 |
Shelly
Janowski Sustainability Coordinator Facility Services |
Waste generated::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Materials recycled | 303 Tons | 318 Tons |
| Materials composted | 49 Tons | 7 Tons |
| Materials reused, donated or re-sold | 213 Tons | 257 Tons |
| Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator | 576 Tons | 630 Tons |
Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users”::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Number of residential students | 3,388 | 3,211 |
| Number of residential employees | 0 | 0 |
| Number of in-patient hospital beds | 0 | 0 |
| Full-time equivalent enrollment | 8,806 | 8,165 |
| Full-time equivalent of employees | 1,147 | 1,001 |
| Full-time equivalent of distance education students | 0 | 0 |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
| Start Date | End Date | |
| Performance Year | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2014 |
| Baseline Year | July 1, 2006 | June 30, 2007 |
A brief description of when and why the waste generation baseline was adopted:
First year we did our greenhouse gas inventory.
Through 2006, our waste service provider did ACTUAL weighing of refuse, however, a new waste service provider started in 2007 and ESTIMATED weights. There is a noticeable difference in recorded weight after 2006.
A brief description of any (non-food) waste audits employed by the institution:
A brief description of any institutional procurement policies designed to prevent waste:
A brief description of any surplus department or formal office supplies exchange program that facilitates reuse of materials:
The mission of the Surplus Property office is to coordinate the collection, processing and disposal of unneeded or unused surplus property generated on the UWSP campus or from other state agencies. Every effort will be made to accomplish this in an environmentally and fiscally responsible manner beneficial to both our campus and community.
The Surplus Property Office was started in June of 1995.
The goal was to handle the large amount of university property that each year was catalogued as either obsolete, unusable in present programs, overstock or outdated.
Through various federal and state programs, surplus items from the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point have ended up in such places as Mexico, Bulgaria, Nicaragua, the West Indies, St. Thomas and other islands located in the Caribbean.
The program has grown to not only serve the University, but also many other state or federal entities that require the disposal of surplus property.
UWSP offers students a unique and cost effective service through the Text Rental Department. Students check out books in the beginning of the semester, and return them on the last day of finals. Students save approximately $200.00 - $400.00 per semester with UWSP Text Rental Program.
A brief description of the institution's efforts to make materials available online by default rather than printing them:
All registration, course, scheduling, forms and directories are easily and commonly found online. http://www.uwsp.edu/regrec/Pages/default.aspx
Desire2Learn (D2L) is an online Learning Management System where assignments can be uploaded, emails sent out to class, online quizzing and grading, anything from syllabus to PowerPoint files can be shared.
A brief description of any limits on paper and ink consumption employed by the institution:
In each students' semester tuition a $10.00 credit is allowed for printing. When that allowance is used, the student starts to acquire additional printing charges.
A brief description of any programs employed by the institution to reduce residence hall move-in/move-out waste:
The move-out event is promoted by Residential Housing Assocation.
Tents are set up to collect large items, such as furniture, that is either swapped or taken to Goodwill.
There are bins in the lobby of each hall to collect clothes, food and small appliances to be donated to local Goodwill. A volunteer faculty member goes through clothes and puts outfits together for local middle and high school kids.
In 2011, we will collect non-perishable food to be donated to a student food pantry on campus.
Bins for recycling are available.
A brief description of any other (non-food) waste minimization strategies employed by the institution:
A brief description of any food waste audits employed by the institution:
A brief description of any programs and/or practices to track and reduce pre-consumer food waste in the form of kitchen food waste, prep waste and spoilage:
A brief description of programs and/or practices to track and reduce post-consumer food waste:
The Debot Dining Hall, where the University offers all you can eat style dining, is trayless.
The program started weekends only for the 2009-10 academic year. Since 2010, the program is run all the time.
A brief description of the institution's provision of reusable and/or third party certified compostable to-go containers for to-go food and beverage items (in conjunction with a composting program):
Reusable containers for to-go food are currently not offered.
A brief description of the institution's provision of reusable service ware for “dine in” meals and reusable and/or third party certified compostable service ware for to-go meals (in conjunction with a composting program):
A brief description of any discounts offered to customers who use reusable containers (e.g. mugs) instead of disposable or compostable containers in to-go food service operations:
All reuseable mugs are given a 25 cent discount on purchases. Reusable mugs are also available for purchase and are sold at cost.
A brief description of other dining services waste minimization programs and initiatives:
The website URL where information about the institution’s waste minimization initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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