| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 28.17 |
| Liaison | Suzanne Wood |
| Submission Date | May 26, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
UMass Chan Medical School
OP-22: Waste Minimization
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.00 / 5.00 |
Suzanne
Wood Sustainability & Energy Manager Facilities Managment |
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Waste generated::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Materials recycled | 1,227.11 Tons | 416.75 Tons |
| Materials composted | 0 Tons | 0 Tons |
| Materials reused, donated or re-sold | 112.32 Tons | 0 Tons |
| Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator | 2,433.93 Tons | 2,738.96 Tons |
Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users”::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Number of residential students | 0 | 0 |
| Number of residential employees | 0 | 0 |
| Number of in-patient hospital beds | 416 | 400 |
| Full-time equivalent enrollment | 1,071 | 982.80 |
| Full-time equivalent of employees | 7,145.07 | 7,599.67 |
| Full-time equivalent of distance education students | 0 | 0 |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
| Start Date | End Date | |
| Performance Year | July 1, 2014 | June 30, 2015 |
| Baseline Year | Jan. 1, 2006 | Dec. 31, 2006 |
A brief description of when and why the waste generation baseline was adopted:
CY2006 was used as it was the first year data was available.
A brief description of any (non-food) waste audits employed by the institution:
As part of our contract with the waste hauler they agree to provide bi-annual trash audits of all compactors. Waste audits include a written report and pictures. Additionally, the vendors resource manager conducts periodic inspections of trash and recycling bins inside the facility.
A brief description of any institutional procurement policies designed to prevent waste:
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A brief description of any surplus department or formal office supplies exchange program that facilitates reuse of materials:
UMass Medical School has a re-use program called Surplus with a Purpose (SWAP). The online system allows for the exchange of a variety of items including office supplies, lab equipment, electronics, and furniture. Recently this program was moved from an online platform to a "store" where faculty, staff, and students can easily donate items and adopt items from surplus.
A brief description of the institution's efforts to make materials available online by default rather than printing them:
The majority of depratment choose to distribute course material and directories online, a few deprtments make hard copies available but the majority of material is still distributed online.
A brief description of any limits on paper and ink consumption employed by the institution:
The university charges $0.20/side to print on 8.5" x 11" paper from library computers.
A brief description of any programs employed by the institution to reduce residence hall move-in/move-out waste:
N/A UMass Medical School does not have residence halls
A brief description of any other (non-food) waste minimization strategies employed by the institution:
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A brief description of any food waste audits employed by the institution:
To ensure compliance with the inclusion of organics in the Massachusetts Waste Ban, UMass Medical in collaboration with our waste hauler conducted audits of our kitchens, and waste audits at the facilities to ensure UMass remained under the thresholds set by the ban.
A brief description of any programs and/or practices to track and reduce pre-consumer food waste in the form of kitchen food waste, prep waste and spoilage:
Pre-consumer food waste is donated to a local pig farmer to be used as feed.
A brief description of programs and/or practices to track and reduce post-consumer food waste:
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A brief description of the institution's provision of reusable and/or third party certified compostable to-go containers for to-go food and beverage items (in conjunction with a composting program):
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A brief description of the institution's provision of reusable service ware for “dine in” meals and reusable and/or third party certified compostable service ware for to-go meals (in conjunction with a composting program):
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A brief description of any discounts offered to customers who use reusable containers (e.g. mugs) instead of disposable or compostable containers in to-go food service operations:
Dining Services offer a $0.25 discount for using reusable mugs rather than disposable mugs. Additionally, reusable mugs are sold by dining services for convenience.
A brief description of other dining services waste minimization programs and initiatives:
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The website URL where information about the institution’s waste minimization initiatives is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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