Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 53.15
Liaison Phil Valko
Submission Date Aug. 6, 2011
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STARS v1.0

Washington University in St. Louis
OP-18: Waste Diversion

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.72 / 3.00 Daniel Bentle
Communications Coordinator
Office of Sustainability
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Materials recycled, composted, reused, donated, re-sold, or otherwise diverted :
1,479.31 Tons

Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator :
4,724.80 Tons

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

WUSTL operates numerous programs for recycling, reuse, and donation. The Office of Sustainability and Environmental Health and Safety are supported by Facilities Planning and Management, Residential Life, Dining Services, and numerous other departments and student groups who are heavily involved in a growing infrastructure aimed at reducing waste and reusing, recycling, or otherwise diverting goods wherever possible. A high-level overview of our programs can be found at http://www.wustl.edu/initiatives/sustain/recycling.html.


Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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