| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 72.61 |
| Liaison | Jack Byrne |
| Submission Date | May 1, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Middlebury College
OP-23: Waste Diversion
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.94 / 3.00 |
Jack
Byrne Director of Sustainability Integration Environmental Affair |
Materials diverted from the solid waste landfill or incinerator:
Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator :
A brief description of programs, policies, infrastructure investments, outreach efforts, and/or other factors that contributed to the diversion rate, including efforts made during the previous three years:
Middlebury has an on-campus material re-use facility, commonly known as the recycling center, with bailers, a trash compactor, a paper shredder, and a glass pulverizer. The recycling center also has a reuse trailer where members of the college community can come to purchase reusable items collected during move-out or brought to the center throughout the year. All buildings on campus have well-labeled recycling stations, making recycling simple and convenient for members of the college community. Additionally, all students, faculty, and staff receive a flyer at the beginning of the academic year instructing them what can be recycled at Middlebury as well as how to properly sort their recycling at the stations in their dorms or offices. More information about recycling at Middlebury can be found here: http://www.middlebury.edu/offices/business/recycle
A brief description of any food donation programs employed by the institution:
A brief description of any pre-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
A collaborative effort between Dining Services and Facilities Management turns about 360 tons of food waste into rich piles of compost for use in greenhouses and gardens, and as soil amendment on campus. Food prep scraps, waxed cardboard, paper towels, napkins and food prep waste paper is composted.
A brief description of any post-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
Postconsumer food residuals, waxed cardboard, and paper towels are composted. Plate waste (post consumer food residuals) is run through a pulper to remove excess water. All dining halls on campus compost postconsumer waste and all retail operations also have compost bins available.
Does the institution include the following materials in its waste diversion efforts?:
| Yes or No | |
| Paper, plastics, glass, metals, and other recyclable containers | Yes |
| Food donations | No |
| Food for animals | No |
| Food composting | Yes |
| Cooking oil | Yes |
| Plant materials composting | Yes |
| Animal bedding composting | No |
| Batteries | Yes |
| Light bulbs | Yes |
| Toner/ink-jet cartridges | Yes |
| White goods (i.e. appliances) | Yes |
| Laboratory equipment | Yes |
| Furniture | Yes |
| Residence hall move-in/move-out waste | Yes |
| Scrap metal | Yes |
| Pallets | Yes |
| Motor oil | Yes |
| Tires | Yes |
Other materials that the institution includes in its waste diversion efforts:
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.