Thank you Mary and Daphne!  The way that Mary worded the question is great to me! 

Daphne, if it is not too bold of me to ask, I was wondering if there might be opportunities to add more questions to the Survey?  I ask as I was recently emailing with the Michigan folks (copied) and both our institutions are interested in pulling together some waste related benchmarking data, specifically around their individual waste goals and how they measure it (hence the diversion rate calculation question).  I am hoping that there is a way we might be able to collaborate, whether that is collaborating through your current survey or perhaps supplementing the data.  That being said, I know very little about the survey, its timeline, the questions, etc.; thus, a collaboration may not be feasible. If you believe a collaboration might be feasible, I would be happy to coordinate a quick schedule where we could discuss how Purdue staff and/or students could assist.  I am interested to hear your thoughts!

Thank you,

Tony

From: Leciejewski, Mary <leciejewski.8@osu.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2022 8:43 AM
To: Hulse, Daphne Lauren <dlhulse2@illinois.edu>
Cc: Szal, Dominika Patrycja <dszal2@illinois.edu>; Anthony Gillund <agillund@purdue.edu>
Subject: RE: Big Ten Waste Management Survey: Diversion Rate Calculation

Daphne,

Apologies for the delay- I was out of the office last week and am still getting caught up.

Thank you so much for including that question in your survey!

One item might be to ask, “What information do you include in your diversion rate report?”

Ohio State includes the following:

Landfill tonnage data

Commingled recycling

Reused pallets

Recycled pallets

Scrap metal

Landscape waste

Composted food scraps, biodegradable materials, coffee grounds, and animal bedding from labs

Biodigested food waste (ex. enviropure systems)

Donations of furniture and other items

Motor oil

Tire Recycling

Cooking oil recycling

Donated food

Mattresses

Paper shredding

Batteries

Recycled toner cartridges

Donated books

Reprocessed medical devices

We do not include construction waste or manure from farms. We also do not estimate avoided materials (ex. weights kept out of landfill through projects like implementing hand dryers or reusable containers). Instead, we just assume those numbers will be kept out of the landfill data.

I’m looping in Tony to make sure I got to the hear of his question. Please let me know if you need anything else! Mary

Mary Leciejewski
Zero Waste Manager

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers 

Facilities Operations and Development, Sustainability & Strategic Services
1130 Service Building Annex | 2578 Kenny Road, Columbus, OH 43210
(O) 614.292.3637
fod.osu.edu/sustainability

From: Hulse, Daphne Lauren <dlhulse2@illinois.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2022 11:58 AM
To: Leciejewski, Mary <leciejewski.8@osu.edu>
Cc: Szal, Dominika Patrycja <dszal2@illinois.edu>
Subject: Big Ten Waste Management Survey: Diversion Rate Calculation

Hi Mary, It was great to meet with you and the other Big Ten schools last week! Per the request to include the diversion rate calculation as a part of the comprehensive survey, could I inquire about OSU’s process? ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍

Hi Mary,

It was great to meet with you and the other Big Ten schools last week! Per the request to include the diversion rate calculation as a part of the comprehensive survey, could I inquire about OSU’s process?

Thank you,

Daphne

Daphne Hulse (she/her)
Zero Waste Coordinator
Facilities & Services | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
+1 (217) 333-7550 | dlhulse2@illinois.edu