Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 47.35
Liaison Mike Evans
Submission Date Aug. 1, 2011
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STARS v1.0

Williams College
OP-18: Waste Diversion

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.65 / 3.00 Stephanie Boyd
Former Director
Zilkha Center for Environmental Initiatives
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Materials recycled, composted, reused, donated, re-sold, or otherwise diverted :
193 Tons

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

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

Williams has a well established recycling program with containers for paper, cardboard, and bottles and cans in all campus buildings. In addition, we collect compost in all dining halls, but unfortunately we don't currently track our compost amounts so they aren't included in the total above.


Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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