Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 68.91
Liaison Susan Powers
Submission Date April 10, 2024

STARS v2.2

Clarkson University
IN-32: Single-Use Plastic Ban

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.50 / 0.50 Susan Powers
Director of the Institute for a Sustainable Environment
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Has the institution banned or eliminated the on-site sales and distribution of at least one type of single-use disposable plastic?:
Yes

A brief description of the single-use disposable plastics that have been banned or eliminated:
In accordance with the NYS Bag Waste Reduction law, Clarkson implemented a plastic bag ban on its Potsdam campus starting on 2/28/2022 and at the same time began advocating for the Clarkson community to Bring Your Own Bag (#BYOBagNY)

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Website URL where information about the single-use disposable plastic ban(s) is available:
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