Overall Rating Reporter - expired
Overall Score
Liaison Brian Eisenhauer
Submission Date Feb. 28, 2014
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STARS v2.0

Plymouth State University
OP-22: Waste Minimization

Status Score Responsible Party
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"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Waste generated::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Materials recycled --- ---
Materials composted --- ---
Materials reused, donated or re-sold --- ---
Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator --- ---

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users”::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of residential students --- ---
Number of residential employees --- ---
Number of in-patient hospital beds --- ---
Full-time equivalent enrollment --- ---
Full-time equivalent of employees --- ---
Full-time equivalent of distance education students --- ---

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year --- ---
Baseline Year --- ---

A brief description of when and why the waste generation baseline was adopted:
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A brief description of any (non-food) waste audits employed by the institution:
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A brief description of any institutional procurement policies designed to prevent waste:
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A brief description of any surplus department or formal office supplies exchange program that facilitates reuse of materials:

There is an active "surplus" program on campus to encourage the reuse of materials and equipment, especially IT equipment such as computers.


A brief description of the institution's efforts to make materials available online by default rather than printing them:

Printing of the course catalog and most other publications of this nature ceased in FY11.


A brief description of any limits on paper and ink consumption employed by the institution:

Students and staff have free print quotas, any printing exceeding that amount is charged a fee. In addition almost all campus multi-function devices are default double sided printing.


A brief description of any programs employed by the institution to reduce residence hall move-in/move-out waste:

A move out program to make recycling bins more accessible and offer students assistance has existed for many years.


A brief description of any other (non-food) waste minimization strategies employed by the institution:
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A brief description of any food waste audits employed by the institution:
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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:
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A brief description of programs and/or practices to track and reduce post-consumer food waste:

Trays were removed from all dining halls in 2009, reducing water use, detergent use, and food waste dramatically.


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):
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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):
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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:

Discounts given at point of purchase when re-usable mugs are used.


A brief description of other dining services waste minimization programs and initiatives:
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The website URL where information about the institution’s waste minimization initiatives is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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