| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 62.11 |
| Liaison | Natalie Sobrinski |
| Submission Date | June 16, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Muhlenberg College
OP-22: Waste Minimization
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.93 / 5.00 |
Jim
Bolton Assistant Director Plant Operations |
Waste generated::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Materials recycled | 183.18 Tons | 0 Tons |
| Materials composted | 9.77 Tons | 0 Tons |
| Materials reused, donated or re-sold | 0 Tons | 0 Tons |
| Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator | 651.49 Tons | 815 Tons |
Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users”::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Number of residential students | 2,248 | 2,114 |
| Number of residential employees | 10 | 0 |
| Number of in-patient hospital beds | 0 | 0 |
| Full-time equivalent enrollment | 2,488.68 | 2,539.55 |
| Full-time equivalent of employees | 518 | 484 |
| Full-time equivalent of distance education students | 0 | 0 |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
| Start Date | End Date | |
| Performance Year | Jan. 1, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2015 |
| Baseline Year | July 1, 2010 | June 30, 2011 |
A brief description of when and why the waste generation baseline was adopted:
The baseline year was adopted because the waste removal was being handled by a different vendor. The performance year data was available only in calendar year format.
A brief description of any (non-food) waste audits employed by the institution:
A class in Spring 2016 conducted waste audits of the dumpsters in an effort to collect data on the waste stream.
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:
Muhlenberg College does have a surplus department or formal office supplies exchange program that facilitates the reuse of materials through Purchasing and Plant Operations.
A brief description of the institution's efforts to make materials available online by default rather than printing them:
Muhlenberg College default policy is still to print course catalogs, course schedules, and directories, but the printing has been limited as the materials are available online. We do not track the amount of materials we reuse but we rarely throw things away that could be reused and always reuse when possible.
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:
Muhlenberg College has had a program in the past and may in the future again have a program to reduce residence hall move-out waste.
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:
Muhlenberg College has a trayless dining program in which trays are removed from or not available in dining halls.
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):
Muhlenberg College’s campus dining operations do not provide reusable containers for to-go food; these containers are returned to dining operations for cleaning and re-use. Currently, Wood Dining Commons has compostable to-go boxes and silverware.
We are looking into a pilot program. This program would include students putting down a deposit for the semester, and Wood Dining Commons would clean the boxes after they were returned.
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:
Muhlenberg College’s campus dining operations offer discounts to customers who use reusable mugs instead of disposable cups in to-go food service operations.
. Discounts are offered as an incentive to use reusable bottles. At the General Quarters, all refills are only $1.29. At Java Joe’s the coffee shop on campus mug refills are $0.899, any size reusable container is accepted.
A brief description of other dining services waste minimization programs and initiatives:
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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