Overall Rating | Silver |
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Overall Score | 61.50 |
Liaison | Jennifer Goree |
Submission Date | June 17, 2024 |
Clemson University
OP-18: Waste Minimization and Diversion
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.96 / 8.00 |
Dave
VanDeventer Solid Waste/Recycling/Composting Custodial & Recycling Services |
Parts 1 and 2. Waste per person
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:
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:
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:
Part 3. Waste diverted from the landfill or incinerator
Percentage of materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator (including up to 10 percent attributable to post-recycling residual conversion):
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
Recycling Management
Does the institution use dual stream recycling to collect standard recyclables in common areas?:
Does the institution use multi-stream recycling to collect standard recyclables in common areas?:
Contamination and Discard Rates
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
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:
A brief description of the institution's surplus department or formal office supplies exchange program that facilitates reuse of materials:
A brief description of the institution's platforms to encourage peer-to-peer exchange and reuse:
A brief description of the institution's limits on paper and ink consumption:
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to make materials available online by default rather than printing them:
A brief description of the institution's program to reduce residence hall move-in/move-out waste:
A brief description of the institution's programs or initiatives to recover and reuse other materials intended for disposal:
Website URL where information about the institution’s waste minimization and diversion efforts is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.