Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 54.05
Liaison Tony Gillund
Submission Date March 23, 2023

STARS v2.2

Purdue University
OP-19: Construction and Demolition Waste Diversion

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.81 / 1.00 Tony Gillund
Director of Sustainability
Campus Planning, Architecture and Sustainability
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Construction and demolition materials recycled, donated, or otherwise recovered:
7,687 Tons

Construction and demolition materials landfilled or incinerated:
1,830 Tons

Percentage of construction and demolition materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator through recycling, donation and/or other forms of recovery:
80.77

A brief description of programs, policies, infrastructure investments, outreach efforts, and/or other factors that contributed to the diversion rate for construction and demolition waste:

Purdue University has a construction waste goal outlined in its Physical Facilities Sustainability Master Plan. All projects with a cost greater than $5,000,000 are require diverting at least 75% of their waste. Purdue also outlines construction and demolition diversion requirements within its Consultant’s Handbook, a concise and easily referenced handbook to outline the administrative and technical nuances involved in providing professional services to Purdue University.


Website URL where information about the institution’s C&D waste diversion efforts is available:
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