| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 70.14 |
| Liaison | Aaron Durnbaugh |
| Submission Date | Feb. 27, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Loyola University Chicago
OP-19: Waste Minimization and Diversion
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
4.19 / 8.00 |
William
Curtin Director of Environmental Services Facilities |
Figures needed to determine total waste generated (and diverted):
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Materials recycled | 362 Tons | 230 Tons |
| Materials composted | 176 Tons | 0 Tons |
| Materials donated or re-sold | 3 Tons | 0 Tons |
| Materials disposed through post-recycling residual conversion | 0 Tons | 0 Tons |
| Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator | 616 Tons | 1,010 Tons |
| Total waste generated | 1,157 Tons | 1,240 Tons |
A brief description of the residual conversion facility, including affirmation that materials are sorted prior to conversion to recover recyclables and compostable materials:
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
| Start Date | End Date | |
| Performance Year | July 1, 2015 | June 30, 2016 |
| Baseline Year | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2010 |
A brief description of when and why the waste generation baseline was adopted (e.g. in sustainability plans and policies or in the context of other reporting obligations):
This is the first year that we have good data tracking on waste data. Our previous hauler did not provide reporting. This was the first complete year with the new waste hauler.
Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users”:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Number of students resident on-site | 4,409 | 3,753 |
| Number of employees resident on-site | 26 | 25 |
| Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds | 0 | 0 |
| Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 14,802 | 14,341 |
| Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) | 2,810 | 2,639 |
| Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 436 | 114 |
| Weighted campus users | 13,990.75 | 13,594 |
Total waste generated per weighted campus user:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Total waste generated per weighted campus user | 0.08 Tons | 0.09 Tons |
Percentage reduction in total waste generated per weighted campus user from baseline:
Percentage of materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator by recycling, composting, donating or re-selling, performance year:
Percentage of materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator (including up to 10 percent attributable to post-recycling residual conversion):
In the waste figures reported above, has the institution recycled, composted, donated and/or re-sold the following materials?:
| Yes or No | |
| Paper, plastics, glass, metals, and other recyclable containers | Yes |
| Food | Yes |
| Cooking oil | Yes |
| Plant materials | Yes |
| Animal bedding | No |
| White goods (i.e. appliances) | Yes |
| Laboratory equipment | Yes |
| Furniture | Yes |
| Residence hall move-in/move-out waste | Yes |
| Scrap metal | Yes |
| Pallets | Yes |
| Tires | Yes |
| Other (please specify below) | Yes |
A brief description of other materials the institution has recycled, composted, donated and/or re-sold:
We have specific programs for text books and cell phones.
Materials intended for disposal but subsequently recovered and reused on campus, performance year (e.g. materials that are actively diverted from the landfill or incinerator and refurbished/repurposed) :
Does the institution use single stream recycling (a single container for commingled recyclables) to collect standard recyclables (i.e. paper, plastic, glass, metals) in common areas?:
Does the institution use dual stream (two separate containers for recyclables, e.g. one for paper and another for plastic, glass, and metals) to collect standard recyclables (i.e. paper, plastic, glass, metals) in common areas?:
Does the institution use multi-stream recycling (multiple containers that further separate different types of materials) to collect standard recyclables (i.e. paper, plastic, glass, metals) in common areas?:
Average contamination rate for the institution’s recycling program (percentage, 0-100):
A brief description of any recycling quality control mechanisms employed, e.g. efforts to minimize contamination and/or monitor the discard rates of the materials recovery facilities and mills to which materials are diverted:
This is a guess. We do not know our contamination rates.
Zero waste events (bin goalies), Signage and education campaigns, Bin placement and signage.
A brief description of the institution's waste-related behavior change initiatives, e.g. initiatives to shift individual attitudes and practices such as signage and competitions:
WasteWeek, RecycleMania, Display boxes above bins, Zero Waste Events
A brief description of the institution's waste audits and other initiatives to assess its materials management efforts and identify areas for improvement:
Targeted waste audits prior to operational shifts. Example: When we added composting.
A brief description of the institution's procurement policies designed to prevent waste (e.g. by minimizing packaging and purchasing in bulk):
We have a sustainability policy in our purchasing manual that addresses waste in procurement.
A brief description of the institution's surplus department or formal office supplies exchange program that facilitates reuse of materials:
In purchasing we have a Redistribution of Assets program.
A brief description of the institution's platforms to encourage peer-to-peer exchange and reuse (e.g. of electronics, furnishings, books and other goods):
Student Env. Alliance conducts a number of goods exchanges each year.
A brief description of the institution's limits on paper and ink consumption (e.g. restricting free printing and/or mandating doubled-sided printing in libraries and computer labs):
Each student, staff, faculty must pay to print on public printers (labs, libraries, etc) through their student card. Printer is automatically set to double-side default.
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to make materials (e.g. course catalogs, course schedules, and directories) available online by default rather than printing them:
There has been a significant digitizing effort for university records across over 15 departments.
A brief description of the institution's program to reduce residence hall move-in/move-out waste:
Loyola students, faculty, staff, alumni and the extended university community realize the rates of resource consumption greatly impact the availability of resources for future generations and are committed to reduce material and energy use on campus and beyond. The program "Think Green and Give" is a charitable collection event in which gently used, clean clothing and household items, and nonperishable unopened food/toiletries are collected at the end of the academic year when students move out of the residence halls for the summer. Anything collected through Think Green and Give is donated to America's Disabled and local food pantries.
A brief description of the institution's programs or initiatives to recover and reuse other materials intended for disposal:
Participation in student waste projects, competitions, education campaigns and many more.
Student-led campaigns banned the sale of bottled water and the free distribution of plastic bags.
An annual effort to reduce single-use beverage containers has taken place for the last three years.
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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