Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 73.33
Liaison Maria Dahmus
Submission Date Nov. 30, 2023

STARS v2.2

University of St. Thomas
OP-19: Construction and Demolition Waste Diversion

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.78 / 1.00 Shane Philhower
Assistant Director, Custodial Services
Facilities Management
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Construction and demolition materials recycled, donated, or otherwise recovered:
715.59 Tons

Construction and demolition materials landfilled or incinerated:
198.53 Tons

Percentage of construction and demolition materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator through recycling, donation and/or other forms of recovery:
78.28

Optional Fields 

A brief description of programs, policies, infrastructure investments, outreach efforts, and/or other factors that contributed to the diversion rate for construction and demolition waste:
Current waste stream facilities and staff are utilized to divert furniture and recyclable materials on most projects. Furniture that has reached the end of life is donated/repurposed, disassembled and recycled, etc. Third-party material haulers with high landfill diversion ratios are encouraged when work is contracted.

Website URL where information about the institution’s C&D waste diversion efforts is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The performance period reported for this credit is calendar year 2022.

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