Waste & Recycling - Data current through November 2021
Gustavus encourages responsible use and reuse of our natural resources. Proper recycling of materials is managed by the Grounds Shop along with student worker assistants.
- Waste and Recycling Terms used in the Data.
- Waste and Recycling Data (see chart below for Waste Management tracking)
Since August 2020, 19 locations have recycled 77 ton(s) of recyclable materials. These efforts conserved the following resources:
- 340 Mature Trees were Saved - Representing enough saved timber resources to produce 4.21M sheets of newspaper!
- 204 Cubic Yards of Landfill Airspace - Representing enough airspace to fulfill the disposal needs for 261.99 people for one year!
- 221,693 Kw-Hrs of Electricity - Enough power to fulfill the annual electricity needs of 18.47 homes!
- Avoided 160 Metric Tons (M2CO2E) of GHG Emissions - Your recycling has prevented these emissions!
- 202,312 Gallons of Water - Representing enough fresh water to meet the needs of 2.7k people!
| Year | Month | Tons | Hauls | Recycling | Diversion | Cost | locations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Sep | 79.32 | 61 | 2.95 | 3.72% | $2,470.82 | 12 | |
| 2020 | Oct | 87.8 | 84 | 5.48 | 6.24% | $4,394.54 | 17 | |
| 2020 | Nov | 78.65 | 77 | 5.31 | 6.75% | $3,880.37 | 18 | |
| 2020 | Dec | 48.88 | 62 | 3.72 | 7.61% | $2,213.16 | 18 | |
| 2021 | Jan | 65.01 | 57 | 2.34 | 3.60% | $1,188.12 | 18 | |
| 2021 | Feb | 85.31 | 79 | 8.85 | 10.37% | $3,264.52 | 18 | |
| 2021 | Mar | 81.56 | 67 | 6.47 | 7.93% | $2,369.32 | 18 | |
| 2021 | Apr | 90.69 | 78 | 20.13 | 22.20% | $3,261.92 | 19 | |
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2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2022 2022 2022 2022 |
May June July August September October November December January February March April |
80.74 59.69 42.52 44.5 76.37 79.54 85.73 67.50 49.46 83.47 103.28 0.0 |
87 72 69 57 96 98 99 120 120 126 114 16 |
5.46 1.64 3.36 8.4 18.27 13.11 17.03 16.87 9.60 14.77 24.34 0.0 |
6.76% 2.75% 7.9% 18.88% 23.92% 16.48% 19.86% 24.99% 19.41% 17.70% 23.57% |
$3,709.19 $3,437.98 $2,900.64 $2,325.72 $5542.31 $6930.46 $7164.31 $8864.11 $9148.40 $7436.46 $8735.05 $1191.14 |
19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 4 |
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| Grand Totals: | 1289.16 | 1530 | 166.17 | 12.89% | $81,558.41 | 19 | ||
All requests for work should be submitted to the Physical Plant Office at x7504 or via our request repair form.