| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 55.87 |
| Liaison | Ian Johnson |
| Submission Date | July 29, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Colorado College
OP-23: Waste Diversion
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.45 / 3.00 |
Jay
Jeanneret Director Sodexo |
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None
Materials diverted from the solid waste landfill or incinerator:
325.05
Tons
None
Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator :
346.95
Tons
None
A brief description of programs, policies, infrastructure investments, outreach efforts, and/or other factors that contributed to the diversion rate, including efforts made during the previous three years:
Colorado College provides recycling bins in every campus building and wherever there is a trash can. The college also recovers bathroom paper for compost in campus buildings.
None
A brief description of any food donation programs employed by the institution:
The College supplies food leftovers to its on-campus soup kitchen, which serves out of Shove Chapel each Sunday. In addition, the Colorado Springs Food Rescue, a student-run organization founded in 2013, uses bike trailers to transport perishable food being thrown away in the community, including the buffet leftovers from Rastall Dining Hall, to charities and non-profits that serve at-risk or hungry individuals.
None
A brief description of any pre-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
Colorado College contracts a local company, Bestway Disposal, to collect pre-consumer food waste from all dining services operations.
None
A brief description of any post-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
Colorado College contracts a local company, Bestway Disposal, to collect post-consumer food waste from all dining services operations.
Does the institution include the following materials in its waste diversion efforts?:
| Yes or No | |
| Paper, plastics, glass, metals, and other recyclable containers | Yes |
| Food donations | Yes |
| Food for animals | No |
| Food composting | Yes |
| Cooking oil | Yes |
| Plant materials composting | Yes |
| Animal bedding composting | No |
| Batteries | Yes |
| Light bulbs | Yes |
| Toner/ink-jet cartridges | Yes |
| White goods (i.e. appliances) | Yes |
| Laboratory equipment | --- |
| Furniture | Yes |
| Residence hall move-in/move-out waste | Yes |
| Scrap metal | --- |
| Pallets | Yes |
| Motor oil | Yes |
| Tires | --- |
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Other materials that the institution includes in its waste diversion efforts:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The weight for the materials diverted from landfill/incinerator only includes composted and recycled materials. While there are significant programs in place at CC to reuse, re-sell, and donate materials, these is no data available regarding diversion weights.
Recycling
http://www.coloradocollege.edu/offices/sustainability/Campus/waste-recycling/single-stream.dot
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