Overall Rating Reporter - expired
Overall Score
Liaison Deborah Steinberg
Submission Date Aug. 1, 2011
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Carnegie Mellon University
OP-17: Waste Reduction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete Reporter Barbara Kviz
Environmental Coordinator
Facilities Management Services
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Weight of materials recycled, 2005 baseline year :
558.77 Tons

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Weight of materials composted, 2005 baseline year :
83.98 Tons

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Weight of materials disposed as garbage, 2005 baseline year :
3,006 Tons

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Weight of materials recycled, performance year :
666.61 Tons

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Weight of materials composted, performance year :
169.22 Tons

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Weight of materials disposed as garbage, performance year :
3,089 Tons

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On-campus residents, 2005:
3,745

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Full-time, non-residential/commuter students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
10,252

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Part-time, non-residential/commuter students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
1,463

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On-campus residents, performance year:
3,784

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Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
10,674

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Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
1,407

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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:
The weight of recycled, composted, and disposed materials was obtained from the CMU Factbook 2010~2011. Composted materials included food waste and plant materials.

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