| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 51.34 |
| Liaison | Feletia Lee |
| Submission Date | April 26, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of North Carolina, Wilmington
OP-23: Waste Diversion
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.31 / 3.00 |
Materials diverted from the solid waste landfill or incinerator:
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, including efforts made during the previous three years:
UNCW collects source separated recyclables from each building and in many outside locations on campus and maintains a recycling depot where large amounts may be dropped off. There is an e-cycling program for electronics and batteries as well as light bulbs are collected by EH&S. UNCW has participated in RecycleMania for years, often placing first in the CAA. In the last three years, UNCW has:
upgraded it's depot,
bought bailers capable of crushing bottles with lids,
purchased a dehydrator for soil amendment,
started diverting pre-consumer food wast from the main dining hall,
completely eliminated plastic bags on campus (except where required by franchise)
eliminated plastic bottles from move-in an replaced them with reusable bottles and refilling stations
started zero-waste events
A brief description of any food donation programs employed by the institution:
A brief description of any pre-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
In 2015, UNCW started sending pre-consumer organics from the main dining hall, Wagoner, to a composting facility. Also, one of the smaller dining halls has been equipped with a dehydrator for pre-consumer organics.
A brief description of any post-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
Does the institution include the following materials in its waste diversion efforts?:
| Yes or No | |
| Paper, plastics, glass, metals, and other recyclable containers | Yes |
| Food donations | No |
| Food for animals | No |
| Food composting | No |
| Cooking oil | No |
| Plant materials composting | No |
| Animal bedding composting | No |
| Batteries | Yes |
| Light bulbs | Yes |
| Toner/ink-jet cartridges | No |
| White goods (i.e. appliances) | No |
| Laboratory equipment | No |
| Furniture | No |
| Residence hall move-in/move-out waste | No |
| Scrap metal | Yes |
| Pallets | No |
| Motor oil | No |
| Tires | No |
Other materials that the institution includes in its waste diversion efforts:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Materials disposed in the landfill is based off of a calculation from what UNCW was charged and price/ton. UNCW does not have a method of weighing trucks before and after they pick up waste.
Materials diverted does not contain surplused items. While these are inventoried, they are not weighed.
Materials disposed in the landfill is based off of a calculation from what UNCW was charged and price/ton. UNCW does not have a method of weighing trucks before and after they pick up waste.
Materials diverted does not contain surplused items. While these are inventoried, they are not weighed.
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.