| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 67.98 |
| Liaison | Peter Barker |
| Submission Date | March 14, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
St. John's University, New York
OP-23: Waste Diversion
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.04 / 3.00 |
Thomas
Goldsmith Director of Environment and Energy Conservation Facilities Services |
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:
Queens Campus: Single Stream Recycling; Large-scale food waste on-site composting; Yard waste fall leaf and grass clipping recovery for on-site composting; Food Recovery for Mid-night Runs twice weekly; Tree pruning wood chip as feedstock for composting.
A brief description of any food donation programs employed by the institution:
St.John's donated food to St. John's Bread & Life, which is a food bank and pantry for the homeless in Brooklyn, NY.
A brief description of any pre-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
A composting program using pre-consumer has been implemented since Spring 2009.
A brief description of any post-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
The recent purchase and use of a food pulper will help the University make its goal of 0% food waste diversion in the near future.
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 | No |
| Plant materials composting | Yes |
| Animal bedding composting | Yes |
| 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 | No |
| Tires | No |
Other materials that the institution includes in its waste diversion efforts:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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