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UH Office of Sustainability Michael Mendoza, Sustainability Manager University of Houston uh.edu/sustainability 1

About the University • South of downtown Houston • Founded in 1927 • Fall 2018 Enrollment – 46,355 • Over 36,000 Undergraduate Students • 8,000 Residential Students • Largest of four universities in the UH system • Highly Diverse Students uh.edu/sustainability 2

Office of Sustainability Mission: The UH Office of Sustainability’s mission is to cultivate a culture of sustainability on campus by fostering initiatives, collaboration, education, and engagement to instill sustainable principles within future global leaders. Vision: Serve as a centralized hub for all of the University of Houston’s sustainability efforts in order to improve campus life, engagement, community involvement, and student participation. uh.edu/sustainability 3

Organizational Structure Division of Administration and Finance Michael Mendoza, Sustainability Manager Gabriel Durham, Sustainability Coordinator Student Student Outreach Garden Assistant Assistant uh.edu/sustainability 4

Funding Structure Office of Sustainability is within University Services • Currently funded through Auxiliary Services • No state or institutional funding uh.edu/sustainability 5

Office Roles Roles include: - Committee governance • Sustainability Committee - Data Tracking and reporting • STARS • Princeton Review Green Schools Guide • Annual Greenhouse Gas Inventory -Manage natural spaces • UH Community Garden • Shasta’s Pocket Prairie -Outreach and engagement • Sustainability Fest and Earth Week -Foster collaboration and partnerships • Oversee/Advise UH Sustainability Initiatives uh.edu/sustainability 6

Office History 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 Est. Sustainability Outreach efforts began: Hired dedicated Office of Single stream recycling Task Force Recyclemania, sustainability staff Sustainability Sustainability Fest, UH established Water Bottle Filling Began campus Earth Day Festival Developed Green UH Stations wide recycling Campaign First LEED building - Campus Community Cougar Woods Energy and Garden established AASHE silver rating Dining Hall Sustainability minor Solar Array 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Sustainability AASHE GOLD- Established Sustainability Hydroponic garden Houston B-Cycle embedded in UH first in Texas Campus Policy bike sharing design guidelines Farmers Market program COAST – Alternative transportation program Recycling and composting in Est. Pocket Prairie dining halls uh.edu/sustainability 7

Recent Achievements Multiple Conference Presentations Zero-Waste Dining Program Bike Share Program EPA Award, KHB Awards LEED Standard – New Construction Tree Campus Inventory & Recertification uh.edu/sustainability 8

Upcoming Projects and Initiatives Sustainability and Resiliency Planning Green Labs and Departments Programs Sustainability in Academics Sustainable Master Plan Design Guide Campus Waste Assessment Eco-Reps Program uh.edu/sustainability 9 9

Waste and Recycling Policy/Plan UH Recycling Policy Yes Recycling Percentage 15% 10% Waste Volume Increase Single Stream Recycling Campus-Wide uh.edu/sustainability 10 10

Recyclemania RecycleMania is a friendly competition and benchmarking tool for college and university recycling programs UH participated 2009 - 2019 uh.edu/sustainability 11 11

Outreach Campaign and Support uh.edu/sustainability 12 12

Results Diversion Year Rank Total Recycling Rate (%) Percentile 2019 126 134 14.825 94% 2018 157 170 12.163 92% 2017 175 190 15.007 92% 2016 199 209 11.404 95% 2015 212 232 15.037 91% 2014 218 256 17.001 85% 2013 108 273 31.425 40% 2012 238 266 14.64 89% 2011 217 288 20.47 75% 2010 83 267 31.03 31% 2009 72 206 30.44 35% Total Average 19.404 75% Three Year Average 13.998 93% uh.edu/sustainability 13 13

Results Per Capita Year Rank Total Lbs. per Capita Percentile 2019 143 188 4.448 76% 2018 209 228 2.849 92% 2017 230 244 2.498 94% 2016 229 274 3.874 84% 2015 228 307 5.748 74% 2014 252 332 5.857 76% 2013 130 360 12.405 36% 2012 289 289 3.76 100% 2011 272 363 6.37 75% 2010 263 346 6.12 76% 2009 222 293 6.31 76% Average 5.476 78% Three Year Average 3.265 87% uh.edu/sustainability 14 14

Results Total Recycling Year Rank Total Lbs. Percentile 2019 173,260 NA 2018 126 229 117,340 55% 2017 126 215 99,440 59% 2016 122 276 148,100 44% 2015 94 308 205,340 31% 2014 89 336 222520 26% 2013 36 364 471,300 10% 2012 134 296 137,580 45% 2011 91 363 209,748 25% 2010 86 346 209,962 25% 24% 2009 71 293 206,938 Average 200,139 34% Three Year Average 130,013 53% uh.edu/sustainability 15 15

Challenges and Opportunities • Contamination • Education • Standardized Messaging • Cohesive Waste Management Program • Culture of Recycling • MRF Vendors • Composting uh.edu/sustainability 16 16

Contact Us Website: uh.edu/sustainability Email: sustainability@uh.edu Phone: 832.842.9051 Follow @UHSustain uh.edu/sustainability 17