| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 49.24 |
| Liaison | Claudia Kent |
| Submission Date | June 11, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Haverford College
OP-22: Waste Minimization
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.00 / 5.00 |
Waste generated::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Materials recycled | 52.53 Tons | 143.28 Tons |
| Materials composted | 0 Tons | 0 Tons |
| Materials reused, donated or re-sold | 13 Tons | 0 Tons |
| Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator | 1,071.46 Tons | 412.74 Tons |
Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users”::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Number of residential students | 1,166 | 1,159 |
| Number of residential employees | 0 | 0 |
| Number of in-patient hospital beds | 0 | 0 |
| Full-time equivalent enrollment | 1,187 | 1,177 |
| Full-time equivalent of employees | 568 | 536.70 |
| Full-time equivalent of distance education students | 0 | 0 |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
| Start Date | End Date | |
| Performance Year | July 1, 2012 | June 30, 2013 |
| Baseline Year | July 1, 2010 | June 30, 2011 |
A brief description of when and why the waste generation baseline was adopted:
First year we measured for AASHE STARS.
A brief description of any (non-food) waste audits employed by the institution:
A brief description of any institutional procurement policies designed to prevent waste:
A brief description of any surplus department or formal office supplies exchange program that facilitates reuse of materials:
Purchasing Director, Sam Williams, keeps a surplus of office furniture for college use.
A brief description of the institution's efforts to make materials available online by default rather than printing them:
Course guides (schedules)are completely online. College catalog is completely online though a paper copy is also pri ted for recruiting purposes. Student transcripts, grades, and degree audits are completely online.
Directories still are printed by the housing office and Human Resources but are also available online.
A brief description of any limits on paper and ink consumption employed by the institution:
A brief description of any programs employed by the institution to reduce residence hall move-in/move-out waste:
Haverford College teamed up with Goodwill Industries and was able to divert 26,000 lbs in 2013.
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:
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:
The college has partnered with Philly Compost to reduce pre-comsumer waste. The Dining Center staff place all pre waste into containers in the kitchen prep area. All pre waste is picked up by Philly Compost and weighed.
A brief description of programs and/or practices to track and reduce post-consumer food waste:
In spring of 2010 dining services created a pilot program, "Trayless Tuesdays" to gauge reaction to eliminating trays completely. In Fall of 2010 dining services went completely trayless. If needed a student can ask for a tray, but they will not be out for regular usage.
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 dining center utilizes compostable to go containers.
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):
All service ware for in house dining is reusable.
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:
Lug a mug to the Coop
Bring your reusable mug and get a discount! The Coop will only charge for a small coffee when the customer brings any size reusable mug (up to 20oz).
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:
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.