| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 62.11 |
| Liaison | Natalie Sobrinski |
| Submission Date | June 16, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Muhlenberg College
OP-23: Waste Diversion
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.69 / 3.00 |
Jim
Bolton Assistant Director Plant Operations |
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:
Muhlenberg College promotes recycling and conservation measures. Additionally, waste is diverted through grounds waste composting, requiring recycling of construction waste and reusing campus materials. Muhlenberg is a landfill-free campus, as has all of its solid waste converted to energy by working with a company called Sustainable Waste Solutions (SWS). Though the waste is still incinerated, the materials are recycled once by being used as energy. Every residential student living on and off campus who are not commuting has a blue recycling bucket, and there are recycling bins located in a multitude of areas.
A brief description of any food donation programs employed by the institution:
Muhlenberg College does not donate leftover surplus food. We do donate money from student surveys. Legally, Sodexo is not able to donate leftover food because of liability issues.
A brief description of any pre-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
Muhlenberg College does not have a formal pre-consumer food waste composting program. However, we do participate in a few programs that contribute to pre-consumer waste re-use. For example, the peels of vegetables are used to make vegetable stocks for soups. Also, the MILE houses do have a composting program with the Community Garden.
A brief description of any post-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
The independent living MILE houses can opt into a composting program with the Community Garden.
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 | Yes |
| 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:
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