Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 61.90
Liaison Megan Butler
Submission Date July 19, 2011
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.1

Macalester College
OP-18: Waste Diversion

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.58 / 3.00 Austin Werth
Custodial Shift Supervisor
Facilities Services
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Materials recycled, composted, reused, donated, re-sold, or otherwise diverted :
254.60 Tons

Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator :
227.50 Tons

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

Macalester has substantially decreased its food waste by diverting pre- and post-consumer food waste to a local pig farm. The recycling program diverts paper, glass, aluminum, plastic. E-waste and CFLs are collected from departments and the Macalester community. Finally, the Mac Free Swap was launched in 2009 as an online listing service for the Macalester community. A MacFree Swap dropsite is also available in the Sustainability Office.


Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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