| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 49.75 |
| Liaison | Keaton Schrank |
| Submission Date | April 26, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Westminster University - Utah
OP-23: Waste Diversion
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.64 / 3.00 |
Rosanise
Odell Sustainability Fellow Environmental Center |
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indicates that no data was submitted for this field
None
Materials diverted from the solid waste landfill or incinerator:
53.90
Metric tons
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Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator :
197.87
Metric tons
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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:
- ASW (Associated Students of Westminster) has recently started to decrease waste at student events, through promotion of composting and recycling .
- The campus garden composts its own waste and pre-consumer waste from food services, and re-uses in the garden.
- All residence halls have recycling bins, they are passed out at move in.
- Recycling in all buildings, and new and improved signs above cans to promote recycling.
- Glass-recycling provided at the Shaw Student Center and on the Eco-living floor of one Freshman residence hall.
- The overall lab chemical waste has decreased since moving to Meldrum, the new science building. More space, better facilities and better organization has lead to a decrease of chemical waste.
- Campus has recently implemented printing restrictions for all students.
- Implementation of reusable Eco-Container program on campus to reduce to-go waste from cafeteria.
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A brief description of any food donation programs employed by the institution:
We do not have any food donation programs.
None
A brief description of any pre-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
The campus food service provider, Bon Appetit, composts pre-consumer fruit and vegetable scraps.
None
A brief description of any post-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
We have a post-consumer composting pilot program on the Green Living floor in one of the dorms on campus.
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 | No |
| Food for animals | Yes |
| Food composting | Yes |
| Cooking oil | Yes |
| Plant materials composting | Yes |
| Animal bedding composting | Yes |
| Batteries | Yes |
| Light bulbs | No |
| 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 |
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Other materials that the institution includes in its waste diversion efforts:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The waste data (in tons) we received was only for seven months of the year, we found a monthly average and estimated the yearly amounts by multiplying by 12. The following is the data we received:
Single Stream Recycling Weight (tons):
January-3.72
February-4.13
March-4.02
April-5.65
May-5.62
June-5.35
July-5.07
Monthly average: 4.79
12-month estimation: 57.53
Cardboard collected in April-0.23
Glass recycled: 1.65
Total Waste Diverted/Recycled: 59.41 tons
Trash/Landfill Waste Weight (tons):
January-16.29
February-20.19
March-14.93
April-22.09
May-17.23
June-19.98
July-15.19
Monthly average: 17.98
12-month estimation: 215.82
C&D Waste: 2.29
Total Waste Disposed in Landfill: 218.11 tons
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