| Overall Rating | Reporter - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | |
| Liaison | Patrick McKee |
| Submission Date | April 15, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Connecticut
OP-18: Waste Diversion
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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Reporter |
Jennifer
Clinton Sustainability Coordinator Office of Environmental Policy |
Materials recycled, composted, reused, donated, re-sold, or otherwise diverted :
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:
The following are the amounts that contributed to the waste diversion:
- 1054 tons of material recycled in Williwaste recycling program
- Give and Go move out program 10,767 lbs (5.4 tons)
- About 800 tons of Ag, landscaping, and floriculture waste composted yielding approximately 600 yards of compost
- 4250 tons ag waste used as fertilizer (not used in estimates since we could not verify all came from UConn)
- dining hall e-Correct composting no weight estimates available
- Central Stores recycling, resale, and reuse program 95% of all materials reused or recycled, no weight estimates available, all leftover goes into waste stream
- Central Stores e-waste programs
- Sneaker recycling about 2 tons through Nike’s Reuse a Shoe (3,460 lbs) and Kicks for Africa (405 lbs)
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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