| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 70.23 |
| Liaison | Daimon Eklund |
| Submission Date | Oct. 17, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Washington, Seattle
OP-19: Construction and Demolition Waste Diversion
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.52 / 1.00 |
Gene
Woodard Director Facilities Services - Building Services |
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Amount of construction and demolition materials recycled, donated, or otherwise recovered :
4,748.35
Metric tons
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Amount of construction and demolition materials landfilled or incinerated :
4,392.99
Metric tons
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A brief description of programs, policies, infrastructure investments, outreach efforts, and/or other factors that contribute to the diversion rate for construction and demolition waste:
Daily operation and C&D collection 2011-2012:
Reused: 870.29 tons
Landfill: 99.37 tons
UW Recycling has several permanent Construction & Demolition (C&D) recycling containers (10-yard and 20-yard roll of containers) in their Corp Yard 2 location that encourage the proper disposal of the following materials: C&D, Concrete, and Scrap Metal The Corp Yard 1 location has permanent containers on-site to collect carpet. Other academic or facilities services buildings have permanent containers on site to collect C&D and scrap metal. Temporary containers are also called in for specific jobs. All containers are well labeled and the areas well-signed to encourage proper use and to minimize contamination.
Through LEED Projects we require 75% diversion for new and renovation projects.
Through SustainAbility Scorecard projects we require 50% diversion for new or renovation projects 2011-2012
Business Hall - landfilled/3999.03 tons
diverted/3657.18 tons
Cedar Apartments
landfilled/289.71 tons
diverted/286.12 tons
Poplar Hall
landfilled/454.33 tons
diverted/420.57 tons
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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