Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 67.54
Liaison Elizabeth MacKenzie
Submission Date Aug. 8, 2013
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

University of Iowa
OP-17: Waste Reduction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.68 / 5.00 Dave Jackson
Assitant to the AVP, Facilities Management
Facilities Management
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Weight of materials recycled, 2005 baseline year :
1,109 Tons

Weight of materials composted, 2005 baseline year :
0 Tons

Weight of materials disposed as garbage, 2005 baseline year :
4,578 Tons

Weight of materials recycled, performance year :
1,446 Tons

Weight of materials composted, performance year :
86 Tons

Weight of materials disposed as garbage, performance year :
2,896 Tons

List the start and end dates of the waste reduction performance year:
7/1/11 - 6/30/12

On-campus residents, 2005:
5,533

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
27,359

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
14,272

On-campus residents, performance year:
5,850

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
29,014

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
15,349

Time period for weighted campus user (list the consecutive 12 month period that most closely overlaps with waste reduction performance year):
July through 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 Iowa's Vision 2020 goals includes a commitment to divert 60% of the waste generated on campus from the Iowa City landfill.


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

The numbers reported reflect the entire campus population in both 2005 and 2012.


The numbers reported reflect the entire campus population in both 2005 and 2012.

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