| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 47.62 |
| Liaison | Delicia Nahman |
| Submission Date | March 10, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Lafayette College
OP-22: Waste Minimization
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.83 / 5.00 |
George
Xiques Assistant Director Plant Operations/Campus Sustainability Manager Plant Operations |
Waste generated::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Materials recycled | 68 Tons | 23 Tons |
| Materials composted | 8 Tons | 0 Tons |
| Materials reused, donated or re-sold | 3.20 Tons | 0 Tons |
| Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator | 822 Tons | 773 Tons |
Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users”::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Number of residential students | 2,289 | 2,203 |
| Number of residential employees | 7 | 3 |
| Number of in-patient hospital beds | 0 | 0 |
| Full-time equivalent enrollment | 2,503 | 2,403 |
| Full-time equivalent of employees | 758 | 679 |
| Full-time equivalent of distance education students | 214 | 200 |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
| Start Date | End Date | |
| Performance Year | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2014 |
| Baseline Year | July 1, 2007 | June 30, 2008 |
A brief description of when and why the waste generation baseline was adopted:
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:
A brief description of the institution's efforts to make materials available online by default rather than printing them:
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:
Our Green Move Out program organizes donations of anything that is usable that would otherwise be thrown out by people moving off of campus at the end of each academic year. All of this is then donated to local community partners.
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:
A brief description of programs and/or practices to track and reduce post-consumer food waste:
We employ trayless dining at Lafayette.
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):
Lafayette has a system where students can fill a reusable to-go container at a dining hall and then bring it back later to be cleaned and exchanged for a clean container.
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):
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:
When purchasing a hot beverage at an a la carte dining hall on campus, there is a discount for students/customers with reusable mugs.
A brief description of other dining services waste minimization programs and initiatives:
Any food left on plates in our main dining halls is composted and sent to our student farm.
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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