Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 69.92
Liaison Chang Tzau-Chau
Submission Date March 3, 2022

STARS v2.2

National Taiwan Normal University
OP-18: Waste Minimization and Diversion

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.72 / 8.00 Chang Tzau-Chau
Professor
Graduate Institute of Environmental Education
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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 109.80 Metric tons 162.03 Metric tons
Materials composted 16.26 Metric tons 21.64 Metric tons
Materials donated or re-sold 1 Metric tons 1 Metric tons
Materials disposed through post-recycling residual conversion 0 Metric tons 0 Metric tons
Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator 760.50 Metric tons 879.68 Metric tons
Total waste generated 887.56 Metric tons 1,064.35 Metric 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 Jan. 1, 2020 Dec. 31, 2020
Baseline Period Jan. 31, 2019 Dec. 31, 2019

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:
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Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users”:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site 4,057 4,145
Number of employees resident on-site 0 0
Number of other individuals resident on-site 0 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 15,920 15,582
Full-time equivalent of employees 1,672 1,707
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 0 0
Weighted campus users 14,208.25 14,003

Total waste generated per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total waste generated per weighted campus user 0.06 Metric tons 0.08 Metric tons

Percentage reduction in total waste generated per weighted campus user from baseline:
17.81

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:
14.32

Percentage of materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator (including up to 10 percent attributable to post-recycling residual conversion):
14.32

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 Yes
Animal bedding No
White goods (i.e. appliances) Yes
Electronics Yes
Laboratory equipment Yes
Furniture Yes
Residence hall move-in/move-out waste Yes
Scrap metal Yes
Pallets No
Tires No
Other (please specify below) No

A brief description of other materials the institution has recycled, composted, donated and/or re-sold:
Waste is divided into laboratory waste, general waste, resource recycling, food waste composting, and waste auction, all of which are signed with professional manufacturers for removal and disposal.

Optional Fields 

Active Recovery and Reuse

Materials intended for disposal but subsequently recovered and reused on campus, performance year:
0 Metric tons

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?:
Yes

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:
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Programs and Initiatives 

A brief description of the institution's waste-related behavior change initiatives:
1. Fully implement the "prohibition of providing free disposable chopsticks and spoons" of the university.
2. Promote the "Taiwan Normal University Campus Plastic Reduction Protocol" to reduce the use of plastic and disposable items in order to practice energy-saving, carbon-reduction, and sustainable campus life.

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:
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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:
The university library system has a used book sharing website to encourage peer-to-peer exchange and reuse.
https://www.lib.ntnu.edu.tw/2books/2books.jsp?pid=C11D954F-1B5F-C029-0E28-2996606A0481

A brief description of the institution's limits on paper and ink consumption:
1. Paper is a "designated procurement item" for green procurement, and must be environmentally friendly product.
2. University meeting documents are presented on tablet computers, instead of printed papers.
3. Double-sided printed paper documents are encouraged for all the meetings.

A brief description of the institution's initiatives to make materials available online by default rather than printing them:
1. The university uses an online official document system to reduce the printing of official documents.
2. The university uses an educational administration website system to announce course catalogs, course schedules and directories.
3. Meeting materials and records are transmitted or announced via electronic files instead of printed papers.

A brief description of the institution's program to reduce residence hall move-in/move-out waste:
The university holds flee market and reusable stuff exchange activities while students move in and move out dormitory every semester.

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:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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