Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 59.22
Liaison Andrew D'Amico
Submission Date March 15, 2012
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

Princeton University
OP-17: Waste Reduction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.37 / 5.00 Jonathan Baer
Director, Building Services
Building Services
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Weight of materials recycled, 2005 baseline year :
2,033 Tons

Weight of materials composted, 2005 baseline year :
826 Tons

Weight of materials disposed as garbage, 2005 baseline year :
3,251 Tons

Weight of materials recycled, performance year :
2,224 Tons

Weight of materials composted, performance year :
884 Tons

Weight of materials disposed as garbage, performance year :
2,733 Tons

List the start and end dates of the waste reduction performance year:
January 2010 through December 2010

On-campus residents, 2005:
5,017

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
7,401

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
637

On-campus residents, performance year:
5,404

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
8,374

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
760

Time period for weighted campus user (list the consecutive 12 month period that most closely overlaps with waste reduction performance year):
FY11: July 2010 through June 2011

Indication of whether institution has a stated commitment to waste-reduction goals, such as zero waste:
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A brief description of the plan of action to achieve waste reduction goals:
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The website URL where information about the institution’s waste reduction initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

-The waste numbers reported include waste data from off-campus housing, in addition to data from all buildings that are connected to the main campus utility systems, are fed power from Elm Drive and Charlton Street substations, and those that house significant campus energy-consuming programs that were once fed by these systems but have been moved off the main campus since 1990, including 701 Carnegie Center.

-Baseline population numbers reflect fiscal year 2006 and, for the performance year, fiscal year 2011. The number of on-campus residents does not include those living in University housing off-campus. Those living in the Graduate College are included as that building is connected to the main campus utility systems. The number of employees excludes Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) staff and casual hourly temps.


-The waste numbers reported include waste data from off-campus housing, in addition to data from all buildings that are connected to the main campus utility systems, are fed power from Elm Drive and Charlton Street substations, and those that house significant campus energy-consuming programs that were once fed by these systems but have been moved off the main campus since 1990, including 701 Carnegie Center.

-Baseline population numbers reflect fiscal year 2006 and, for the performance year, fiscal year 2011. The number of on-campus residents does not include those living in University housing off-campus. Those living in the Graduate College are included as that building is connected to the main campus utility systems. The number of employees excludes Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) staff and casual hourly temps.

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