| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 67.54 |
| Liaison | Elizabeth MacKenzie |
| Submission Date | Aug. 8, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Iowa
OP-18: Waste Diversion
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.04 / 3.00 |
Dave
Jackson Assitant to the AVP, Facilities Management Facilities Management |
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Materials recycled, composted, reused, donated, re-sold, or otherwise diverted :
1,532
Tons
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Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator :
2,896
Tons
None
A brief description of programs, policies, infrastructure investments, outreach efforts, and/or other factors that contributed to the diversion rate:
The UI will foster a culture oriented toward reducing waste, increasing recycling, facilitating composting of organic waste, and enhancing green purchasing practices to achieve our goal of a 60% waste diversion by 2020.
Sampling of strategies to be pursued over the course of the decade:
• A comprehensive recycling program will be developed and initiated
• The campus transitioned to single-stream recycling to enhance efficiency and participation
• The UI will modify its buildings to facilitate recycling.
• A branded marketing effort will be developed and implemented.
• Green purchasing practices, designed to reduce waste, will be implemented.
• Waste minimization practices will be incentivized and facilitated at departmental levels.
• Campus food service and composting operations will be retooled to both minimize and capture food waste.
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
For more information about the UI's recycling program, please see:
http://sustainability.uiowa.edu/recycling-waste-reduction/
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