Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 65.28
Liaison Kevin Kirsche
Submission Date April 29, 2014
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STARS v1.2

University of Georgia
OP-17: Waste Reduction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.75 / 5.00 Andrew Lentini
Sustainability Coordinator
Office of Sustainability
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Weight of materials recycled, 2005 baseline year :
3,381 Tons

Weight of materials composted, 2005 baseline year :
62.08 Tons

Weight of materials disposed as garbage, 2005 baseline year :
4,942 Tons

Weight of materials recycled, performance year :
2,462 Tons

Weight of materials composted, performance year :
696 Tons

Weight of materials disposed as garbage, performance year :
4,942 Tons

List the start and end dates of the waste reduction performance year:
July 1 - June 31, 2013

On-campus residents, 2005:
8,933

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
28,734

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
5,831

On-campus residents, performance year:
9,678

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
31,071

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
3,802

Time period for weighted campus user (list the consecutive 12 month period that most closely overlaps with waste reduction performance year):
July-June

Indication of whether institution has a stated commitment to waste-reduction goals, such as zero waste:
Yes

A brief description of the plan of action to achieve waste reduction goals:

The University of Georgia currently recycles approximately 40% of the campus waste stream every month, with the goal of recycling 65% or more by 2020.


The website URL where information about the institution’s waste reduction initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

UGA does not have data for 2005. The earliest reliable tonnage reports are from FY 2009 which we are using as our baseline year for this category.


UGA does not have data for 2005. The earliest reliable tonnage reports are from FY 2009 which we are using as our baseline year for this category.

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