Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 65.71
Liaison Bridget Flynn
Submission Date Feb. 15, 2012
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.0

Oberlin College
OP-17: Waste Reduction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.05 / 5.00 Rob Lamppa
Director of Sustainability and Energy Management
Office of Environmental Sustainability
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Weight of materials recycled, 2005 baseline year :
34.80 Tons

Weight of materials composted, 2005 baseline year :
0.18 Tons

Weight of materials disposed as garbage, 2005 baseline year :
1,685 Tons

Weight of materials recycled, performance year :
51.60 Tons

Weight of materials composted, performance year :
46.20 Tons

Weight of materials disposed as garbage, performance year :
1,565 Tons

On-campus residents, 2005:
2,171

Full-time, non-residential/commuter students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
1,611

Part-time, non-residential/commuter students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
115

On-campus residents, performance year:
2,631

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
1,368

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
114

The website URL where information about the institution’s waste reduction initiatives is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Landfill tonnage for 2005 and performance year was estimated by multiplying total trash dumpster volume by number of annual pickups, and using a 60% fill ratio. Dumpster pickup schedule is set whether dumpsters are full or not. Estimated wt/cu yd used = 150 lbs.


Landfill tonnage for 2005 and performance year was estimated by multiplying total trash dumpster volume by number of annual pickups, and using a 60% fill ratio. Dumpster pickup schedule is set whether dumpsters are full or not. Estimated wt/cu yd used = 150 lbs.

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