Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 55.41
Liaison Deborah Steinberg
Submission Date Feb. 18, 2013
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

Carnegie Mellon University
OP-17: Waste Reduction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.00 / 5.00 Barbara Kviz
Environmental Coordinator
Facilities Management Services
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Weight of materials recycled, 2005 baseline year :
558.77 Tons

Weight of materials composted, 2005 baseline year :
83.98 Tons

Weight of materials disposed as garbage, 2005 baseline year :
3,006 Tons

Weight of materials recycled, performance year :
695.63 Tons

Weight of materials composted, performance year :
454.80 Tons

Weight of materials disposed as garbage, performance year :
3,234 Tons

List the start and end dates of the waste reduction performance year:
July 1,2011 - June 30,2012

On-campus residents, 2005:
3,745

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
10,252

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
1,463

On-campus residents, performance year:
4,137

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
10,510

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
1,200

Time period for weighted campus user (list the consecutive 12 month period that most closely overlaps with waste reduction performance year):
August 2011 - July 2012

Indication of whether institution has a stated commitment to waste-reduction goals, such as zero waste:
Yes

A brief description of the plan of action to achieve waste reduction goals:

The most recent efforts include;

1. Establishing post-consumer waste and biodegradable dinnerware composting program.

2. Creating and promoting a system for the campus community to report wasteful practices and offer suggestions for waste reduction.

3. Creating active program to educate employee and students about waste minimization practices (e.g. incorporating waste minimization information into new employee / new student orientation programs, giving regular presentations to campus groups and departments, setting up public displays, etc.).


The website URL where information about the institution’s waste reduction initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

The weight of recycled, composted, and disposed materials were obtained from the Carnegie Mellon Factbook 2012~2013, Volume 27. Compost materials include food waste and plant materials.


The weight of recycled, composted, and disposed materials were obtained from the Carnegie Mellon Factbook 2012~2013, Volume 27. Compost materials include food waste and plant materials.

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