Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 51.10
Liaison Kristin Larson
Submission Date Aug. 1, 2012
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

San Diego State University
OP-17: Waste Reduction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.32 / 5.00 David Del Rio
Assistant Director
Business Services
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Weight of materials recycled, 2005 baseline year :
950 Tons

Weight of materials composted, 2005 baseline year :
160 Tons

Weight of materials disposed as garbage, 2005 baseline year :
2,506 Tons

Weight of materials recycled, performance year :
1,106 Tons

Weight of materials composted, performance year :
311 Tons

Weight of materials disposed as garbage, performance year :
2,318 Tons

List the start and end dates of the waste reduction performance year:
January 2011 December 2011

On-campus residents, 2005:
3,532

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
29,240

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
660

On-campus residents, performance year:
2,826

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
32,447

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
728

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

Indication of whether institution has a stated commitment to waste-reduction goals, such as zero waste:
Yes

A brief description of the plan of action to achieve waste reduction goals:

SDSU recycling routinely outperforms the standards set by the state. The amount of trash generated at SDSU per person, per day is 3.4 pounds, less than half of the state goal of 8.6 pounds of trash per person.

Overview of recycling efforts and guidelines for students in the residence halls:
Corrugated Cardboard Recycling at move-in – Break It Down. After you use your boxes, please break them down so they are flat and put them in the co-mingled recycling dumpsters located near your residence hall.

Another will be collection of donated goods at move-out – Give It Up. There will be food barrels in the front desk area of each hall for nonperishable food donations. There will also be donation bins outside for donating clothing and other items, as long as it’s in good condition. The Give It Up program is recycling, donating, giving back to the community and helping our environment all in one.

In 2010 the SDSU Recycling Center opened on the Cuicacalli walkway next to the LLC @ Maya & Olmeca (see the campus map). Accepting beverage container recycling, the center is open several hours a week, check with the Recycling Center for the current semester hours. All containers are redeemable for Aztec bucks, which can be used at any Aztec Market Convenience Store on campus.http://www.sa.sdsu.edu/housing/guide-home.html

A video to encourage recycling at SDSU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohleAzzhL5g


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