| Overall Rating | Reporter - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | |
| Liaison | Rebecca Jones |
| Submission Date | Feb. 29, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Austin College
OP-23: Waste Diversion
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
Reporter |
Peter
Schulze Director Center for Environmental Studies |
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:
Comprehensive single stream recycling containers in buildings and outdoors plus some corrugated-only dumpsters. Food preparation waste composting. Other recycling omitted from the above weight estimate due to difficulty estimating weight includes non-container metal, batteries, cell phones, and printer cartridges. Recycling tonnage estimated from dumpster tipping frequency & conservative fullness estimates combined with standard (RecycleMania) volume to weight conversion for flattened cardboard and single stream recycling. Solid waste estimate from FY 2014 greenhouse gas inventory.
A brief description of any food donation programs employed by the institution:
A brief description of any pre-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
Pre-consumer food waste from plants is composted with wood chips provided by local companies that trim trees from around electric lines. The resulting compost is used on campus grounds.
A brief description of any post-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
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 | No |
| Food composting | Yes |
| 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 | No |
| Residence hall move-in/move-out waste | Yes |
| Scrap metal | Yes |
| Pallets | No |
| Motor oil | Yes |
| Tires | Yes |
Other materials that the institution includes in its waste diversion efforts:
Cell phones, electronic waste, hazardous materials
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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