Overall Rating | Gold |
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Overall Score | 73.84 |
Liaison | Andrew Horning |
Submission Date | Dec. 19, 2022 |
University of Michigan
OP-18: Waste Minimization and Diversion
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.19 / 8.00 |
Kenneth
Keeler Senior Sustainability Rep Office of Campus Sustainability |
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Parts 1 and 2. Waste per person
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Materials recycled | 5,162 Tons | 4,691 Tons |
Materials composted | 1,905 Tons | 344 Tons |
Materials donated or re-sold | 0 Tons | 0 Tons |
Materials disposed through post-recycling residual conversion | 0 Tons | 0 Tons |
Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator | 11,451 Tons | 12,647 Tons |
Total waste generated | 18,518 Tons | 17,682 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 Period | July 1, 2021 | June 30, 2022 |
Baseline Period | July 1, 2009 | June 30, 2010 |
If end date of the baseline year/period is 2004 or earlier, provide:
To align with University carbon neutrality goal baseline
Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users”:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Number of students resident on-site | 11,068 | 9,810 |
Number of employees resident on-site | 114 | 310 |
Number of other individuals resident on-site | 0 | 0 |
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 47,899 | 39,807 |
Full-time equivalent of employees | 43,015 | 32,546 |
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 1,528 | 0 |
Weighted campus users | 69,835 | 56,794.75 |
Total waste generated per weighted campus user:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Total waste generated per weighted campus user | 0.27 Tons | 0.31 Tons |
Percentage reduction in total waste generated per weighted campus user from baseline:
14.83
Part 3. Waste diverted from the landfill or incinerator
38.16
Percentage of materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator (including up to 10 percent attributable to post-recycling residual conversion):
38.16
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 | Yes |
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 | Yes |
Tires | Yes |
Other (please specify below) | Yes |
A brief description of other materials the institution has recycled, composted, donated and/or re-sold:
U-M runs a chemical redistribution program to share unused chemicals.
Property disposition resells more than $3million worth of used equipment annually. Records are only kept in dollar figures only. Therefore, I was not able to report as tons in the materials donated or resold field.
Property disposition resells more than $3million worth of used equipment annually. Records are only kept in dollar figures only. Therefore, I was not able to report as tons in the materials donated or resold field.
Optional Fields
Active Recovery and Reuse
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Recycling Management
Yes
Does the institution use dual stream recycling to collect standard recyclables in common areas?:
No
Does the institution use multi-stream recycling to collect standard recyclables in common areas?:
Yes
Contamination and Discard Rates
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A brief description of any recycling quality control mechanisms employed:
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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:
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A brief description of the institution's surplus department or formal office supplies exchange program that facilitates reuse of materials:
University of Michigan Property Disposition is responsible for the accountable disposal of University of Michigan property designated as surplus by University departments. Its mission is to recycle, sell, or dispose of surplus equipment to the best advantage of the University of Michigan.
http://procurement.umich.edu/property-space-management/property-disposition-u-m-departments
http://procurement.umich.edu/property-space-management/property-disposition-u-m-departments
A brief description of the institution's platforms to encourage peer-to-peer exchange and reuse:
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A brief description of the institution's limits on paper and ink consumption:
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A brief description of the institution's initiatives to make materials 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:
U-M has both student move in and move out programs designed to reduce waste.
https://ocs.umich.edu/programs/waste-reduction/student-move-in-move-out/
https://ocs.umich.edu/programs/waste-reduction/student-move-in-move-out/
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:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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