| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 69.41 |
| Liaison | Yolanda Cieters |
| Submission Date | Feb. 22, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Seattle University
OP-23: Waste Diversion
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.95 / 3.00 |
Phillip
Thompson Director CEJS |
Materials diverted from the solid waste landfill or incinerator:
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, including efforts made during the previous three years:
There are trios of food waste, recycling and trash bins outside all buildings, in employee kitchens, at all the cafes, at catered events and in academic buildings. Each dorm room has a food waste, recycling and trash bin and does the main waste closet on each floor.
A brief description of any food donation programs employed by the institution:
Bon Appetit Cafe and Catering at Seattle University works with Food lifeline's Food Recovery Program, which collects highly perishable surplus food items and distributes the donations to organizations that aid those in need. Bon Appétit has provided 27,313 meals 2009 (approximately 4,000 pounds of food per year).
Bon Appetit also collects funds at the end of the school year from students who didn't use up their meal card money and uses that money to purchase food that Bon Appetit donates to a variety of local services for the hungry.
A brief description of any pre-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
Food preparation staff put pre-consumer food waste into the red bins in the kitchen. Pre-consumer food waste goes to our on-campus compost facility. The pre-consumer systems makes 60- 80 tons of raw compost per year. All of the finished product is used on campus.
A brief description of any post-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
There are food waste bins at every restaurant and cafe, outside every building, at catered events, in employee kitchens and in every dorm room. Post-consumer food waste is collected by a local hauler and taken to a local compost facility because our campus compost facility is not permitted to take it. There is post-consumer collection at 175 stations around campus in the academic buildings.
Does the institution include the following materials in its waste diversion efforts?:
| Yes or No | |
| Paper, plastics, glass, metals, and other recyclable containers | Yes |
| Food donations | Yes |
| Food for animals | No |
| Food composting | Yes |
| Cooking oil | Yes |
| Plant materials composting | Yes |
| Animal bedding composting | No |
| Batteries | Yes |
| Light bulbs | Yes |
| Toner/ink-jet cartridges | Yes |
| White goods (i.e. appliances) | Yes |
| Laboratory equipment | Yes |
| Furniture | Yes |
| Residence hall move-in/move-out waste | Yes |
| Scrap metal | Yes |
| Pallets | Yes |
| Motor oil | Yes |
| Tires | Yes |
Other materials that the institution includes in its waste diversion efforts:
Electronics
Styrofoam
Other donate-able items from clothing to office supplies
Vinyl banners
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.