Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
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Overall Score | 68.96 |
Liaison | Olivia Herron |
Submission Date | March 1, 2019 |
Executive Letter | Download |
Miami University
OP-19: Waste Minimization and Diversion
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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5.45 / 8.00 |
Adam
Sizemore Director of Sustainability Physical Facilities Department |
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Parts 1 and 2: Waste Minimization
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Materials recycled | 653.15 Tons | 1,763 Tons |
Materials composted | 148.50 Tons | 337 Tons |
Materials donated or re-sold | 78.59 Tons | 0 Tons |
Materials disposed through post-recycling residual conversion | 0 Tons | 0 Tons |
Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator | 1,755 Tons | 3,961 Tons |
Total waste generated | 2,635.24 Tons | 6,061 Tons |
If reporting post-recycling residual conversion, provide:
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Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date | End Date | |
Performance Year | Jan. 1, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2018 |
Baseline Year | Jan. 1, 2005 | Dec. 31, 2005 |
If end date of the baseline year/period is 2004 or earlier, provide:
A third party study had previously established baselines for 2005.
Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users”:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Number of students resident on-site | 7,631 | 4,795 |
Number of employees resident on-site | 243 | 35 |
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds | 0 | 0 |
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 17,700 | 10,552 |
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) | 3,175 | 3,199 |
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 0 | 347 |
Weighted campus users | 17,624.75 | 11,260.50 |
Total waste generated per weighted campus user:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Total waste generated per weighted campus user | 0.15 Tons | 0.54 Tons |
Percentage reduction in total waste generated per weighted campus user from baseline:
72.22
Part 3: Waste Diversion
33.40
Percentage of materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator (including up to 10 percent attributable to post-recycling residual conversion):
33.40
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 | No |
Cooking oil | No |
Plant materials | No |
Animal bedding | No |
White goods (i.e. appliances) | No |
Laboratory equipment | No |
Furniture | No |
Residence hall move-in/move-out waste | Yes |
Scrap metal | Yes |
Pallets | No |
Tires | No |
Other (please specify below) | Yes |
A brief description of other materials the institution has recycled, composted, donated and/or re-sold:
4.15 tons of recycled materials is batteries, lights, and ballasts.
Composting figures come from waste produced from our equestrian center. The equestrian center stores horse manure in a compost pile that is then transported to a local farmer to use. Miami started doing this to divert said waste from the landfill.
Optional Fields
Active Recovery and Reuse
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Recycling Management
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Does the institution use dual stream (two separate containers for recyclables, e.g. one for paper and another for plastic, glass, and metals) to collect standard recyclables (i.e. paper, plastic, glass, metals) in common areas?:
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Does the institution use multi-stream recycling (multiple containers that further separate different types of materials) to collect standard recyclables (i.e. paper, plastic, glass, metals) in common areas?:
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Contamination and Discard Rates
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A brief description of any recycling quality control mechanisms employed, e.g. efforts to minimize contamination and/or monitor the discard rates of the materials recovery facilities and mills to which materials are diverted:
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Programs and Initiatives
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A brief description of the institution's waste audits and other initiatives to assess its materials management efforts and identify areas for improvement:
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A brief description of the institution's procurement policies designed to prevent waste (e.g. by minimizing packaging and purchasing in bulk):
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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 (e.g. of electronics, furnishings, books and other goods):
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A brief description of the institution's limits on paper and ink consumption (e.g. restricting free printing and/or mandating doubled-sided printing in libraries and computer labs):
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A brief description of the institution's initiatives to make materials (e.g. course catalogs, course schedules, and directories) 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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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
By contract, trash and recycling from regularly-serviced dumpsters is weighed on the Oxford campus for a full week, 4 times per year. (July, November, February and April). These weights are considered typical for the period, and are extended to provide a full year of estimated actual weights. Data from roll-off reports are added to the figures, as is the weight of other qualified recycling, reported annually to the county.
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.