| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 52.19 |
| Liaison | Christina Erickson |
| Submission Date | June 6, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Champlain College
OP-22: Waste Minimization
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.21 / 5.00 |
Christina
Erickson Sustainability Director Campus Planning |
Waste generated::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Materials recycled | 75.16 Tons | 155.45 Tons |
| Materials composted | 192.78 Tons | 189.55 Tons |
| Materials reused, donated or re-sold | 0 Tons | 0 Tons |
| Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator | 222.19 Tons | 291.96 Tons |
Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users”::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Number of residential students | 1,319 | 1,153 |
| Number of residential employees | 6 | 6 |
| Number of in-patient hospital beds | 0 | 0 |
| Full-time equivalent enrollment | 3,175 | 2,458 |
| Full-time equivalent of employees | 465 | 496 |
| Full-time equivalent of distance education students | 383 | 0 |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
| Start Date | End Date | |
| Performance Year | July 1, 2014 | June 30, 2015 |
| Baseline Year | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2013 |
A brief description of when and why the waste generation baseline was adopted:
New monthly reported system by our waste hauler started in FY13. Weights are still based on amount of pick ups and size of containers, and not actual weights.
A brief description of any (non-food) waste audits employed by the institution:
Annual waste sorts conducted by Eco-Reps. See http://sustain.champlain.edu/2015/10/26/results-from-our-annual-trash-bash/
A brief description of any institutional procurement policies designed to prevent waste:
None currently.
A brief description of any surplus department or formal office supplies exchange program that facilitates reuse of materials:
Champlain College Swap Shop - clothing, household items, office/school supplies
www.champlain.edu/swapshop
Surplus furniture at Physical Plant warehouse
A brief description of the institution's efforts to make materials available online by default rather than printing them:
The Champlain College Catalog is solely available online.
http://www.champlain.edu/current-students/academic-information/registrars-office/college-catalog
Champlain also uses a online Learning Management System called Canvas and requires faculty to at least post their syllabus, but strongly encourages, and provides training for, use for posting and submitting assignments and papers. The eLearning department manages Canvas and provides training and support for faculty. https://elearning.champlain.edu/
A brief description of any limits on paper and ink consumption employed by the institution:
Most printers have the default setting for double-sided printing, when available.
A current project (as of April 2016) is rolling out the PaperCut software, with goals of restricting free printing.
A brief description of any programs employed by the institution to reduce residence hall move-in/move-out waste:
Brief student RAs on recycling procedures for Move In Day. Have Eco-Reps and other student volunteers available on Move In Day recycling.
Move Out Collection is much more formalized, with training RAs, Eco-Reps, doing outreach to all residential students, and working with our waste hauler to assist with material collection and donation delivery.
2015 Collection Statistics:
* 3,875 pounds of clothing and household items donated to Goodwill
* 360 pounds of food were donated to the Food Shelf
* over 500 pounds of books donated to Better World Books and current textbooks saved for Champlain students-in-need
See full details at www.champlain.edu/MoveOut
A brief description of any other (non-food) waste minimization strategies employed by the institution:
A brief description of any food waste audits employed by the institution:
The student Eco-Reps hold an annual Food Waste Weigh In. See the results from the March 2016 event here: http://sustain.champlain.edu/2016/04/14/2016-food-waste-weigh-results/
A brief description of any programs and/or practices to track and reduce pre-consumer food waste in the form of kitchen food waste, prep waste and spoilage:
non currently
A brief description of programs and/or practices to track and reduce post-consumer food waste:
All meals served on campus as well as conferences and retail locations have been trayless since 2008.
A brief description of the institution's provision of reusable and/or third party certified compostable to-go containers for to-go food and beverage items (in conjunction with a composting program):
The majority of disposable to-go items are compostable, with the exception of the Auntie Annie's branded products which are all trash.
A brief description of the institution's provision of reusable service ware for “dine in” meals and reusable and/or third party certified compostable service ware for to-go meals (in conjunction with a composting program):
The majority of disposable dine-in items are compostable, with the exception of the Auntie Annie's branded products which are all trash. In 2015-2016 Sodexo started a reusable cup and take out container program.
A brief description of any discounts offered to customers who use reusable containers (e.g. mugs) instead of disposable or compostable containers in to-go food service operations:
There is a BYOB (bring your own mug, get discount on drink) policy at Zime ($.99 refills and $.50-$1 discounts at the Campus Store).
There are water bottle refill stations in several buildings across campus.
A brief description of other dining services waste minimization programs and initiatives:
The website URL where information about the institution’s waste minimization initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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