Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 61.50
Liaison Jennifer Goree
Submission Date June 17, 2024

STARS v2.2

Clemson University
OP-18: Waste Minimization and Diversion

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.96 / 8.00 Dave VanDeventer
Solid Waste/Recycling/Composting
Custodial & Recycling Services
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Parts 1 and 2. Waste per person

Figures needed to determine total waste generated (and diverted):
Performance Year Baseline Year
Materials recycled 877 Tons 528 Tons
Materials composted 1,950 Tons 0 Tons
Materials donated or re-sold 23 Tons 13.27 Tons
Materials disposed through post-recycling residual conversion 0 Tons 0 Tons
Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator 3,057 Tons 4,035 Tons
Total waste generated 5,907 Tons 4,576.27 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, 2022 June 30, 2023
Baseline Period July 1, 2006 June 30, 2007

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 waste generation baseline was adopted at this time because the data was determined to be complete, reliable and accurate. It was qualified and verified in accordance with Sightlines standards.


Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users”:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site 7,220 5,788
Number of employees resident on-site 56 0
Number of other individuals resident on-site 0 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 26,689 15,399
Full-time equivalent of employees 5,461.66 3,911
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 266.89 0
Weighted campus users 25,731.83 15,929.50

Total waste generated per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total waste generated per weighted campus user 0.23 Tons 0.29 Tons

Percentage reduction in total waste generated per weighted campus user from baseline:
20.09

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:
48.25

Percentage of materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator (including up to 10 percent attributable to post-recycling residual conversion):
48.25

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) Yes
Electronics Yes
Laboratory equipment No
Furniture Yes
Residence hall move-in/move-out waste Yes
Scrap metal Yes
Pallets Yes
Tires Yes
Other (please specify below) Yes

A brief description of other materials the institution has recycled, composted, donated and/or re-sold:

Used motor oil, yard waste, and mattresses. 


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

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:

Kite Hill utilizes a trommel screen to screen compost. Kit Hill also has a sorting line employed for sorting plastics by type.


Programs and Initiatives 

A brief description of the institution's waste-related behavior change initiatives:

Game Day recycling challenge used to inform about waste diversion efforts. A standard sign is ised for source seperation of recycled materials across campus. Student Interns employed to communicate with the student body about our waste and recycling patters.


A brief description of the institution's waste audits and other initiatives to assess its materials management efforts and identify areas for improvement:

Green Game used to measure diversion rate of waste and recycling from Memorial Stadium.


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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