| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 53.62 |
| Liaison | Michael Kensler |
| Submission Date | Jan. 11, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Auburn University
OP-23: Waste Diversion
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.37 / 3.00 |
Joan
Hicken Coordinator Waste Reduction & Recycling |
Materials diverted from the solid waste landfill or incinerator:
Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator :
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:
Efforts for waste diversion encompass a variety of infrastructure, outreach, and education components including: Campus Building Recycling; Office Clean-outs Recycling; Residential Recycling; Move-in Cardboard Recycling; Move-out Donation Program; Sorority Chapter Room Recycling; Campus Dining Recycling; Game Day Recycling; Get Caught Recycling Fan Recognition; Green Game; Special Events Recycling; Camp War Eagle Outreach; Welcome Week – Sustainability Picnic; Binder Giveaway; America Recycles Day; Earth Day; No Impact Week; Campus Waste Tours; Class Presentations; Toner & Ink Jet Recycling; Staff Training; and Quarterly Shred/Recycling Events.
A brief description of any food donation programs employed by the institution:
Tiger Dining/Chartwell's utilizes local missions / food banks and The Campus Kitchen Project as outlets for leftover food.
When surplus food is available a call is made for pick up. Arrangements are made for Campus Kitchen to pick up excess food daily at various locations around campus and deliver to appropriate community organizations. As a result, they serve over 200 meals a week from "salvaged" un-served food.
A brief description of any pre-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
In February 2014, Tiger Dining worked with a variety of campus units to run a pilot program for composting pre-consumer food waste in just one campus dining venue. The project resulted in over 2.3 tons of food composted, and has laid the foundation for future expansion of the pre-consumer food composting on campus.
A brief description of any post-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
Coffee grounds from campus dining locations are picked up each week for the community garden, which totals anywhere from 400-600 pounds per week.
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 | Yes |
| Food for animals | No |
| Food composting | No |
| Cooking oil | Yes |
| Plant materials composting | Yes |
| Animal bedding composting | No |
| Batteries | Yes |
| Light bulbs | Yes |
| 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 |
Other materials that the institution includes in its waste diversion efforts:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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