| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.71 |
| Liaison | Bridget Flynn |
| Submission Date | Feb. 15, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Oberlin College
OP-18: Waste Diversion
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.19 / 3.00 |
Rob
Lamppa Director of Sustainability and Energy Management Office of Environmental Sustainability |
Materials recycled, composted, reused, donated, re-sold, or otherwise diverted :
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:
Segregated office paper pick-up for recycling. Segregated corrugated pick-up for recycling. Single-stream collection for paper, glass, #1 & #2 plastic, and cans in residence halls and staff/faculty offices for collection by City recycling. Dining hall food collection for composting. Waste oil from Dining Operations is convered to Bio-diesel. Some in-dorm composting iniitiated in 2011. Move-out sale (unwanted/used items) for community held at end of year. Unwanted electronics collected for recycling by IT Department. Student groups (Resource Conseervation Team & Campus Dining Service Recyclers) dedicated to increasing composting and recyclable collection on campus.
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