| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 47.19 |
| Liaison | V.S. (Raghu) Raghavan |
| Submission Date | Sept. 6, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Mount Holyoke College
OP-T2-43: Move-Out Waste Reduction
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.25 / 0.25 |
Nancy
Apple Director Environmental Health & Safety |
Does the institution have a program to reduce residence hall move-out waste?:
A brief description of the program:
Mount Holyoke has an active end-of-year waste reduction program. Facilities Management places end-of-year bins in designated locations in each residence hall. Auxilliary Services promotes shipping and storage as alternatives to leaving behind student belongings. Facilities Management consolidates end-of-year leave behinds into a centralized pickup location and arranges for a charity to pick up the donations. Over the past two years, in addition to collecting recyclables and donatables during the actual move out, MHC did more waste-reduction-focused promotion earlier in the year to encourage students to make their shipping and storage plans earlier in April before they got too busy with exams. This promotion has helped to reduce move-out waste.
The website URL where information about the program is available:
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