Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 53.04
Liaison Jennifer Kleindienst
Submission Date Oct. 14, 2013
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

Wesleyan University
OP-17: Waste Reduction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.24 / 5.00 William Nelligan
Director of Environmental Health, Safety, and Sustainability
Physical Plant - Facilities
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Weight of materials recycled, 2005 baseline year :
211.72 Tons

Weight of materials composted, 2005 baseline year :
0 Tons

Weight of materials disposed as garbage, 2005 baseline year :
980.68 Tons

Weight of materials recycled, performance year :
277 Tons

Weight of materials composted, performance year :
10.95 Tons

Weight of materials disposed as garbage, performance year :
669 Tons

List the start and end dates of the waste reduction performance year:
July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012

On-campus residents, 2005:
2,857

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
696

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
879

On-campus residents, performance year:
3,051

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
938

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
390

Time period for weighted campus user (list the consecutive 12 month period that most closely overlaps with waste reduction performance year):
July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012

Indication of whether institution has a stated commitment to waste-reduction goals, such as zero waste:
No

A brief description of the plan of action to achieve waste reduction goals:
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The website URL where information about the institution’s waste reduction initiatives is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

FY 2005 trash and recycling data is extrapolated from FY 2009-2012 data. FY 2012 composting data is an approximation based on FY 2013 data.


FY 2005 trash and recycling data is extrapolated from FY 2009-2012 data. FY 2012 composting data is an approximation based on FY 2013 data.

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