| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 53.20 |
| Liaison | Olivia Shehan |
| Submission Date | Dec. 24, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Wellesley College
OP-23: Waste Diversion
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.53 / 3.00 |
Patrick
Willoughby Sustainability Director Facilities |
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indicates that no data was submitted for this field
None
Materials diverted from the solid waste landfill or incinerator:
238.50
Tons
None
Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator :
1,100.24
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:
Wellesley College has reuse, recycling, composting, and donation programs in place. Diverted waste may go to recycling and composting facilities or may be donated or sold at our sustainable move-in sale.
None
A brief description of any food donation programs employed by the institution:
Dining Services occasionally donates non prepared foods to nearby non profit organizations.
None
A brief description of any pre-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
Dining Services partnered with the Office of Sustainability in the fall of 2012 to begin a pre consumer food waste composting program. This program was very successful; in a three month time span 9,440 pounds or 4.72 tons were diverted from the waste stream. This has led to a full composting program campus wide including pre and post consumer waste.
None
A brief description of any post-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
See our pre consumer food waste composting response, this program encapsulates both pre and post consumer waste.
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 | Yes |
| Food composting | Yes |
| Cooking oil | Yes |
| Plant materials composting | Yes |
| Animal bedding composting | --- |
| 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 |
None
Other materials that the institution includes in its waste diversion efforts:
We have upgrading our recycling program by creating community awareness, student involvement, and paid student workers to conduct recycling audits. In 2012 Wellesley College instituted a styrofoam recycling program in addition to our regular recycling efforts. In 2014 the college recycled 700 pounds of polystyrene (Styrofoam)
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
http://www.wellesley.edu/sustainability/sustainability-plan
http://www.wellesleyfresh.com/sustainability.html
http://www.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/assets/departments/environmentalscience/files/es300-2012-wastenotwantnot.pdf
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