| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 74.63 |
| Liaison | Sam Lubow |
| Submission Date | July 30, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Stanford University
OP-23: Waste Diversion
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.79 / 3.00 |
Moira
Hafer Sustainability Specialist Office of Sustainability |
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:
Stanford University's Waste Reduction and Recycling Program was established over 30 years ago and reaches all areas of campus. Over 5000 carefully-signed recycling bins are in place on campus including in each building, all residence halls, and numerous outdoor gathering points. Food waste is collected from all dining halls, cafes, and housing areas. Stanford established a special event recycling and composting program. Yard trimmings are collected from the Grounds Department. Numerous outreach and educational opportunities are provided to all stakeholders on campus. Staff work with students on special projects and Stanford has participated in the nationwide RecycleMania competition each year since 2007.
For more information, please visit the following websites:
http://bgm.stanford.edu/home_pssi_main
http://sustainable.stanford.edu/waste
http://sustainable.stanford.edu/be_cardinal_green_recyclemania
A brief description of any food donation programs employed by the institution:
Stanford Dining donates leftover usable food to the student-run program SPOON (Stanford Project on Hunger, http://hunger.stanford.edu/) to distribute to the Palo Alto Opportunity Center. The partnership with SPOON results in about 12,000 pounds of donated food annually. Stanford Dining also donates to the Heart and Home Women's Shelter.
A brief description of any pre-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
All dining halls collect pre- and post-production food waste, which is sent to an off-site composting facility. The finished compost is then returned to campus for use in one of seven Dining Hall Gardens, on the Stanford Educational Farm, and for various landscaping needs. Stanford annually composts over 1 million tons of food waste from its dining halls and other campus eateries.
A brief description of any post-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
A major focus of the Sustainable Food Program is to reduce the impact of Stanford Dining’s operations through efficiency measures, education of our staff and customers, collaborative efforts with our partners across campus and creative design solutions to complex behavioral challenges. The post-consumer composting program is an ideal example of these initiatives. Stanford employs Student Compost Coordinators, works with student groups, and sponsors class projects in the School of Engineering to monitor and improve the post-consumer composting program.
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 | Yes |
| Food composting | Yes |
| Cooking oil | Yes |
| 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 | Yes |
| Tires | Yes |
Other materials that the institution includes in its waste diversion efforts:
Plastic film, grasscycling material, brush to mulch program material, logs to chips program material, wood waste (in addition to pallets).
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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