| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 53.04 |
| Liaison | Jennifer Kleindienst |
| Submission Date | Oct. 14, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Wesleyan University
OP-T2-23: Landscape Waste Composting
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.25 / 0.25 |
David
Hall Grounds and Events Manager Physical Plant - Facilities |
Does the institution compost or mulch waste from grounds keeping, including grass trimmings?:
A brief description of the composting or mulching program:
Wesleyan composts or mulches most of its landscape waste either on-campus or at the Middletown Transfer Station. Wesleyan operates a plant dump on the Long Lane property for discarded annuals, which are collected for replanting or composted. Grounds crews use mulching mowers, which leave grass clippings on the fields and lawn areas. Any campus-generated clippings, trimmings, and leaves are brought to the Middletown Transfer Station, where they are ground and left for the community to use as mulch. Any trees removed on campus are chipped and put on the Long Lane property for campus and community members to use as compost amendments.
The percentage of landscape waste that is mulched or composted onsite:
The percentage of landscape waste that is mulched or composted off-site:
The website URL where information about the program, policy, or practice is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Because of insect and disease concerns, Wesleyan does not use its own woodchips around trees and sends all elms to the landfill so as not to spread Dutch Elm Disease.
Because of insect and disease concerns, Wesleyan does not use its own woodchips around trees and sends all elms to the landfill so as not to spread Dutch Elm Disease.
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