Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 58.23
Liaison Sarah Williams
Submission Date July 24, 2023

STARS v2.2

Whitman College
IN-32: Single-Use Plastic Ban

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.50 / 0.50 Sarah Williams
Sustainability Manager
Office of Sustainability, Facilities Services
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Has the institution banned or eliminated the on-site sales and distribution of at least one type of single-use disposable plastic?:
Yes

A brief description of the single-use disposable plastics that have been banned or eliminated:
Whitman College, Bon Appétit Management Company, and Coca-Cola stopped selling bottled water (packaged in single-use disposable plastic bottles) college-wide in 2011.
Whitman College has eliminated the use of plastic bags across campus as of 2021.

Website URL where information about the single-use disposable plastic ban(s) is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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