School Name:

Norwalk Community College

Location:

Norwalk, CT, Connecticut

School RecycleMania or Recycling Web Site:

Spring Break Dates:

Week of Mar 15 - 19

School Athletic Conference:

Public or Private School:

Public

Divisions

Competition Division

Benchmark Division

Categories

Schools are automatically ranked in those categories for which they provide data with each week's reporting form.

Waste Minimization

As part of its involvement in the Waste Minimization category, this school is pledging to implement the following waste reduction practices on its campus:

• Replacing paper documents with online alternatives wherever possible (e.g. telephone directories, course catalogs, room selection, bill payment, grade distribution, etc.) .
• Implementing campus printing initiatives which prohibit or discourage unlimited printing in computer labs and copy rooms (e.g. pay-per sheet pricing, etc.).
• Promoting the use of printer settings and paper reduction software (e.g. GreenPrint).
• Offering discounts or other incentives for using reusable mugs in campus dining operations.
• Establishing post-consumer waste and biodegradable dinnerware composting program.
• Recognizing waste reduction / materials management roles in relevant staff job descriptions including administrative assistants, purchasing officials, and building proctors.  

Whole Campus

Partial Campus

Partial Campus Description:

Whole Campus

Number of FTE Students:

3,691

Number of FTE Staff and Faculty:

351

Full-time Equivalent Campus Population: 4,042.00
This number is derived by RecycleMania from the population numbers above using the calculation of FTE formula. It is used to determine per capita recycling amounts.

Data reported will come from Some Weights / Some Estimates.

We physically track and weight most materials. In some instances (e.g, cardboard)estimations are made.