Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 55.06
Liaison Susan Powers
Submission Date Nov. 30, 2012
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STARS v1.2

Clarkson University
OP-17: Waste Reduction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.00 / 5.00 Susan Powers
Assoc. Dir. Sustainability
ISE
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Weight of materials recycled, 2005 baseline year :
107.27 Tons

Weight of materials composted, 2005 baseline year :
0 Tons

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

Weight of materials recycled, performance year :
148.59 Tons

Weight of materials composted, performance year :
3 Tons

Weight of materials disposed as garbage, performance year :
456.15 Tons

List the start and end dates of the waste reduction performance year:
July1,2011-June 30 2012

On-campus residents, 2005:
2,116

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
1,526

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
56

On-campus residents, performance year:
2,311

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
1,845

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
82

Time period for weighted campus user (list the consecutive 12 month period that most closely overlaps with waste reduction performance year):
July 1, 2011- June 30, 2012

Indication of whether institution has a stated commitment to waste-reduction goals, such as zero waste:
No

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

Programs to increase awareness about waste reduction include:
* efforts to reduce the use of disposable containers, Clarkson Dining Services (ARAMARK) "Chose to Reuse" program
* food preparation waste reduction efforts (ARAMARK).
* Student lead "Take it or Leave it" campaign helps to re-direct the end-of-semester purge of wanted goods back into use.


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

Materials composted included those sent to the anaerobic digester. We do not track landscaping waste materials that are all composted on-site.


Materials composted included those sent to the anaerobic digester. We do not track landscaping waste materials that are all composted on-site.

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