Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 70.93
Liaison Ezra Small
Submission Date Jan. 31, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

University of Massachusetts Amherst
OP-17: Waste Reduction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.64 / 5.00 Ezra Small
Sustainability Manager
Physical Plant
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Weight of materials recycled, 2005 baseline year :
2,120 Tons

Weight of materials composted, 2005 baseline year :
1,931 Tons

Weight of materials disposed as garbage, 2005 baseline year :
3,508 Tons

Weight of materials recycled, performance year :
1,926 Tons

Weight of materials composted, performance year :
1,994 Tons

Weight of materials disposed as garbage, performance year :
3,015 Tons

List the start and end dates of the waste reduction performance year:
July 2012 - June 2013

On-campus residents, 2005:
11,535

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
13,221

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
5,602

On-campus residents, performance year:
13,074

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
12,229

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
8,708

Time period for weighted campus user (list the consecutive 12 month period that most closely overlaps with waste reduction performance year):
September 2012 - August 2013

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

Data for campus community can be found at the OIR office website.

Total Fall 2012 undergraduates enrolled: 20,427 (http://www.umass.edu/oapa/publications/factsheets/enrollment/fall/FS_enr_01_f12.pdf)
Total non-residential: 36% (7,353) (http://www.umass.edu/oapa/publications/cds/common_data_set.pdf, see "housing" section)
Total residential students: 13,074

Total non-residential: 7,353
Faculty and Staff (assuming all non-residential): 4,876
Total full time non non-residential students, faculty, staff: 12,229

Total part time students: 5,602 (assuming all non residential: see At a Glance)
Total Part time faculty and staff: 3,016
Total part time non-residential students, faculty, staff: 8,708


Data for campus community can be found at the OIR office website.

Total Fall 2012 undergraduates enrolled: 20,427 (http://www.umass.edu/oapa/publications/factsheets/enrollment/fall/FS_enr_01_f12.pdf)
Total non-residential: 36% (7,353) (http://www.umass.edu/oapa/publications/cds/common_data_set.pdf, see "housing" section)
Total residential students: 13,074

Total non-residential: 7,353
Faculty and Staff (assuming all non-residential): 4,876
Total full time non non-residential students, faculty, staff: 12,229

Total part time students: 5,602 (assuming all non residential: see At a Glance)
Total Part time faculty and staff: 3,016
Total part time non-residential students, faculty, staff: 8,708

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