Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 69.22
Liaison Leslie Raucher
Submission Date Dec. 11, 2023

STARS v2.2

Barnard College
OP-18: Waste Minimization and Diversion

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.10 / 8.00
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Parts 1 and 2. Waste per person

Figures needed to determine total waste generated (and diverted):
Performance Year Baseline Year
Materials recycled 161 Tons 161 Tons
Materials composted 15.67 Tons 15.67 Tons
Materials donated or re-sold 51.18 Tons 51.18 Tons
Materials disposed through post-recycling residual conversion 0 Tons 0 Tons
Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator 502.02 Tons 502.02 Tons
Total waste generated 729.87 Tons 729.87 Tons

If reporting post-recycling residual conversion, provide:

A brief description of the residual conversion facility:
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Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Period July 1, 2021 June 30, 2022
Baseline Period July 1, 2021 June 30, 2022

If end date of the baseline year/period is 2004 or earlier, provide:

A brief description of when and why the waste generation baseline was adopted:
The baseline has been updated to account for 5 new waste streams that are being tracked that were not at the time of our last submission.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users”:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site 2,350 2,252
Number of employees resident on-site 39 43
Number of other individuals resident on-site 35 29
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 2,995 2,533
Full-time equivalent of employees 871 874
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 0 0
Weighted campus users 3,531.75 3,158

Total waste generated per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total waste generated per weighted campus user 0.21 Tons 0.23 Tons

Percentage reduction in total waste generated per weighted campus user from baseline:
10.58

Part 3. Waste diverted from the landfill or incinerator

Percentage of materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator by recycling, composting, donating or re-selling, performance year:
31.22

Percentage of materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator (including up to 10 percent attributable to post-recycling residual conversion):
31.22

In the waste figures reported above, has the institution recycled, composted, donated and/or re-sold the following materials?:
Yes or No
Paper, plastics, glass, metals, and other recyclable containers Yes
Food Yes
Cooking oil Yes
Plant materials No
Animal bedding No
White goods (i.e. appliances) No
Electronics Yes
Laboratory equipment No
Furniture Yes
Residence hall move-in/move-out waste Yes
Scrap metal Yes
Pallets No
Tires No
Other (please specify below) No

A brief description of other materials the institution has recycled, composted, donated and/or re-sold:
FY22 waste streams included in weight totals:

Diverted:
E-Waste
Compost
Class, Metal/Aluminium, Plastic, Cardboard and Paper
Cooking Oil

Donated:
Give and Go Green - Gently used student dorm furnishings, decor, clothing etc.
Purchasing Donations - Dorm furniture was donated from Plimpton Hall.

Waste:
MSW
Hazardous
Biological
Non-Hazardous chemical and universal waste

Optional Fields 

Active Recovery and Reuse

Materials intended for disposal but subsequently recovered and reused on campus, performance year:
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Recycling Management 

Does the institution use single stream recycling to collect standard recyclables in common areas?:
Yes

Does the institution use dual stream recycling to collect standard recyclables in common areas?:
No

Does the institution use multi-stream recycling to collect standard recyclables in common areas?:
No

Contamination and Discard Rates 

Average contamination rate for the institution’s recycling program:
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A brief description of any recycling quality control mechanisms employed:
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Programs and Initiatives 

A brief description of the institution's waste-related behavior change initiatives:
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A brief description of the institution's waste audits and other initiatives to assess its materials management efforts and identify areas for improvement:
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A brief description of the institution's procurement policies designed to prevent waste:
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A brief description of the institution's surplus department or formal office supplies exchange program that facilitates reuse of materials:
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A brief description of the institution's platforms to encourage peer-to-peer exchange and reuse:
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A brief description of the institution's limits on paper and ink consumption:
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A brief description of the institution's initiatives to make materials available online by default rather than printing them:
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A brief description of the institution's program to reduce residence hall move-in/move-out waste:
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A brief description of the institution's programs or initiatives to recover and reuse other materials intended for disposal:
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Website URL where information about the institution’s waste minimization and diversion efforts is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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