| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.58 |
| Liaison | Mary Ellen Mallia |
| Submission Date | Jan. 15, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University at Albany
OP-23: Waste Diversion
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.93 / 3.00 |
Mary Ellen
Mallia Director of Environmental Sustainability Finance and Business |
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:
The university has begun to institute a composting program, targeting dining hall and office food waste.
A brief description of any food donation programs employed by the institution:
Swipe With A Purpose - Student group on campus allows students to donate unused meal trades. The purpose of the group is to provide students with the tools to spread knowledge and awareness of hunger in our local community; To provide food to local non-profit food banks/kitchens by encouraging students to donate their “meal trades,” and university designated “munch money,” and “podium money” throughout the academic year.
A brief description of any pre-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
The dining hall staff are taught to minimize pre-food waste and and compost. The university contracts with Sodexo, which has a waste management initiative called Lean Path where pre-consumer food waste is weighed.
A brief description of any post-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
The dining hall staff are taught how to sort and correctly compost student-produced food waste. In addition, Sodexo teamed with the Office of Environmental Sustainability to conduct a weigh the waste event on World Food Day for the past two years.
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 | --- |
| 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:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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