Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 53.04
Liaison Jennifer Kleindienst
Submission Date Oct. 14, 2013
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STARS v1.2

Wesleyan University
OP-18: Waste Diversion

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.99 / 3.00 William Nelligan
Director of Environmental Health, Safety, and Sustainability
Physical Plant - Facilities
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Materials recycled, composted, reused, donated, re-sold, or otherwise diverted :
327.29 Tons

Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator :
668.91 Tons

A brief description of programs, policies, infrastructure investments, outreach efforts, and/or other factors that contributed to the diversion rate:

Recycling: single stream, cardboard, metals
Compost: pre-consumer from main dining hall, student residences
Other: The yearly Waste Not tag sale diverted approximately 36 tons of reusable or recyclable waste from the incinerator.


Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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