Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 47.43
Liaison Michael Iversen
Submission Date Aug. 28, 2013
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

St. Lawrence University
OP-17: Waste Reduction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.00 / 5.00
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Weight of materials recycled, 2005 baseline year :
254.83 Tons

Weight of materials composted, 2005 baseline year :
0 Tons

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

Weight of materials recycled, performance year :
208.23 Tons

Weight of materials composted, performance year :
3 Tons

Weight of materials disposed as garbage, performance year :
762 Tons

List the start and end dates of the waste reduction performance year:
January 1st 2012 to December 31st 2012

On-campus residents, 2005:
2,057

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
759

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
134

On-campus residents, performance year:
2,185

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
829

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
134

Time period for weighted campus user (list the consecutive 12 month period that most closely overlaps with waste reduction performance year):
July 1st 2011 to June 30th 2012

Indication of whether institution has a stated commitment to waste-reduction goals, such as zero waste:
No

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

The University works hard each spring during move-out to divert usable items from the dumpster. There is a student-run campus thrift store (http://www.stlawu.edu/green/reuse)


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

Compost tonnage in performance year was an estimate by Bob Zimmerman (50lbs/day for 19 weeks)


Compost tonnage in performance year was an estimate by Bob Zimmerman (50lbs/day for 19 weeks)

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