Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 48.82
Liaison Eric Boles
Submission Date Feb. 12, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

University of Arkansas
OP-22: Waste Minimization

Status Score Responsible Party
-- 0.00 / 5.00 Gary Enzor
manager
Razorback Recycling
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Waste generated::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Materials recycled 402.65 Tons 408.50 Tons
Materials composted 0 Tons 0 Tons
Materials reused, donated or re-sold 22.22 Tons 0 Tons
Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator 2,065.77 Tons 1,079.40 Tons

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users”::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of residential students 5,887 ---
Number of residential employees 0 0
Number of in-patient hospital beds 0 0
Full-time equivalent enrollment 21,044 14,814
Full-time equivalent of employees 4,214 3,747
Full-time equivalent of distance education students 2,019 1,342

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year June 30, 2013 July 1, 2014
Baseline Year June 30, 2008 July 1, 2009

A brief description of when and why the waste generation baseline was adopted:
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A brief description of any (non-food) waste audits employed by the institution:
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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:

Surplus University Property manages the re-use of furniture and other durable goods on campus.


A brief description of the institution's efforts to make materials available online by default rather than printing them:

Blackboard, Dropbox, PIGS and other programs limit the use of paper on campus.


A brief description of any limits on paper and ink consumption employed by the institution:

A PrintSmart management system is in place. Students are given a 'free printing limit' each semester, then must pay for copies at university printers.


A brief description of any programs employed by the institution to reduce residence hall move-in/move-out waste:

Housing asks local charities to submit applications to be considered for an end of the year collection. A student group helps select the charity that collects all student donations after move out.


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:
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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:
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A brief description of programs and/or practices to track and reduce post-consumer food waste:

Trayless dining is the only option at three of the four food courts on campus.


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:

Project Green Thumb mugs may be purchased from campus retail locations for re-filling/re-use. Customers may also bring in their own cups.


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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