Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 68.69
Liaison Ciannat Howett
Submission Date July 25, 2011
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.0

Emory University
OP-18: Waste Diversion

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.38 / 3.00 Jessica Levy
Intern
Office of Sustainability Initiatives
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Materials recycled, composted, reused, donated, re-sold, or otherwise diverted :
7,249.32 Tons
+ Date Revised: Aug. 1, 2011

Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator :
8,407.70 Tons

A brief description of programs, policies, infrastructure investments, outreach efforts, and/or other factors that contributed to the diversion rate:

Emory's Sustainability Vision set goals to reduce Emory's total waste stream by 65% by 2015, including recycling 100% of electronics waste and road construction materials and composting, recycling, or reusing at least 95% of food waste, animal bedding, and building construction material. In congruence with this vision, Emory Recycles and Waste Department have been working in conjunction with the Office of Sustainability Initiatives and the university community to improve our waste diversion rate and reduce our overall waste stream.


Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Data provided in this submission includes both Emory Recycles, which serves the main University campus and some Healthcare facilities, and Emory University Hospital figures.


Data provided in this submission includes both Emory Recycles, which serves the main University campus and some Healthcare facilities, and Emory University Hospital figures.

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