废物管理
废物管理 at 圣何塞州立大学
的 University is committed to reducing waste generated on campus, and, as a state agency, 菠菜网lol正规平台 follows applicable policies and statutes.
菠菜网lol正规平台 continues to use Green浪费 Recovery and a single stream collection process. 所有 庭院废弃物 and food waste generated on campus is either composted at the hauler’s facilities or used in a waste-to-energy 设施. 所有 other (mixed) waste is taken to the Green浪费 materials recovery 设施 (MRF), in which any recyclable and compostable items are removed from the trash and processed appropriately. 的 remaining small amount of waste, which cannot be diverted, is transported to the landfill or to a waste-to-energy 设施.
最近的成就
In the past year, 菠菜网lol正规平台 diverted 5,000 tons of materials from solid waste landfill/incinerators, while disposing only 1,500 tons of materials. Our campus diversion rate for 2022 是70%.
Battery Collection Program
To divert hazardous waste on campus from the landfill, the 可持续发展办公室 partnered with the campus’s 环境卫生 and 安全 Office to begin a Battery Collection Program that included drop-off bins in all offices around campus and in all Student 住房 buildings. Within the first 2 months of the program, over 54 liters of batteries were collected.
Battery collection bins on campus
回收计划
的 设施发展 and 操作 部门(FD&O) offers multiple recycling programs on campus to reduce waste. 这些 programs either reuse discarded items or dismantle them for proper disposal.
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To help reduce residence hall move-out waste, move-out events have been organized at the end of each academic year to encourage waste diversion and to prevent illegal 倾销. 菠菜网lol正规平台 provided free waste disposal option and donation services for 菠菜网lol正规平台 student 居民. Each event had university and City of San Jose staff hosting tables to provide outreach materials regarding disposal of household garbage and recycling, and disposal of large items.
CSU Single-use Plastics Policy
After months of collaborations across the California State University (CSU) system, the CSU Chancellor’s Office has passed a new policy on single-use plastics that went into effect on December 17th, 2018. 的
policy will require all CSU campuses to eliminate plastic straws, single-use plastic carryout bags, single-use Styrofoam, plastic water bottles, and replace single-use plastic items with materials that are reusable, locally compostable, and/or recyclable by 2023.
To find the nearest water bottle filling station, click 这里[pdf].
2030年的目标
Draft Zero 废物管理 Plan and complete by end of the academic year.
- 浪费 reduction on campus
- Achieve 90% diversion or higher
- Zero 浪费 Certified by U.S Zero 浪费 业务 Council
的 campus will be working together collaboratively to achieve these goals and work on behavior change campaigns to educate the campus community on the importance of reducing single-use plastics. Additionally, the 可持续发展办公室 will be working 与合同一致 & Purchasing Services to conduct an audit of current campus purchases with the goal of increasing the sustainability within our supply chain.
危险废物
To eliminate the risk of harmful exposure, hazardous waste is regulated by both federal 还有州法律. Hazardous waste from the University’s operations, including laboratories, is managed according to the procedures of the Hazardous 废物管理 manual. This includes labeling all hazardous waste properly and disposing of it within a 一年或更少. Universal waste is coordinated by the Environmental Compliance Specialist 确保安全回收. This includes: batteries, used lamps, non-PBC and PBC light ballasts, computers/monitors, and electrical/electronic equipment.
额外的资源:
Center for the Development of Recycling
特许经营协议
In compliance with AB 2048, we have made available the current franchise agreement [pdf] between our contracted solid waste and recycling haulers and 菠菜网lol正规平台.
