| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 40.16 |
| Liaison | Jennifer Bodine |
| Submission Date | April 23, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Weber State University
OP-23: Waste Diversion
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.85 / 3.00 |
Jennifer
Bodine Sustainability Specialist Facilities Management |
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None
Materials diverted from the solid waste landfill or incinerator:
358
Tons
None
Materials disposed in a solid waste landfill or incinerator :
901
Tons
None
A brief description of programs, policies, infrastructure investments, outreach efforts, and/or other factors that contributed to the diversion rate, including efforts made during the previous three years:
We have a comprehensive campus-wide recycling program and our landscape department has a comprehensive composting program for all of our landscape waste.
None
A brief description of any food donation programs employed by the institution:
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None
A brief description of any pre-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
In the summer of 2012 WSU purchased and installed an Earth Tub to compost all of the pre-consumer food waste generated by the kitchen staff at the Shepherd Union. All food prepared for conferences, the campus food court, and the campus buffet (The Wildcat Room) is prepared at the Shepherd Union.
None
A brief description of any post-consumer food waste composting program employed by the institution:
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Does the institution include the following materials in its waste diversion efforts?:
| Yes or No | |
| Paper, plastics, glass, metals, and other recyclable containers | Yes |
| Food donations | --- |
| Food for animals | --- |
| Food composting | Yes |
| Cooking oil | --- |
| Plant materials composting | Yes |
| Animal bedding composting | --- |
| Batteries | Yes |
| Light bulbs | Yes |
| Toner/ink-jet cartridges | Yes |
| White goods (i.e. appliances) | Yes |
| Laboratory equipment | --- |
| Furniture | Yes |
| Residence hall move-in/move-out waste | Yes |
| Scrap metal | Yes |
| Pallets | Yes |
| Motor oil | Yes |
| Tires | Yes |
None
Other materials that the institution includes in its waste diversion efforts:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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