Strategy 3.1: Zero-waste plan Create a long-range zero waste plan through an engaged stakeholder process. Strategy 3.2: Data tracking Work with Interlochen’s waste hauler to establish an effective and accurate method of tracking waste reduction and diversion rates.
Goal 3: Waste Management Reduce discarded materials by 20% from a 2021 baseline and divert a minimum of 20% of materials from the landfill by 2028.
Strategy 3.3: Recycling Continue to make recycling more accessible on campus.
Strategy 3.4: Compost Mandate pre- and post-consumer composting in all cafeterias and department spaces. Strategy 4.1: Research Research best practices in sustainable purchasing policies to aid in the drafting and enacting of the sustainable purchasing policy. Strategy 4.2: Data tracking Ask each department to track and report on purchases and uses of printed materials and single-use plastics. Strategy 4.3: Paper purchasing Reduce paper purchasing by 20% and create a sustainable paper purchasing policy.
Goal 4: Sustainable Purchasing Track and report on sustainable practices in procurement processes and create a sustainable purchasing policy by 2028.
Strategy 4.4: Paper printing Reduce printing by 20% and create a sustainable printing policy
Strategy 5.1: Food waste Create a dining services plan that supports sustainable food and beverage procurement. Strategy 5.2: Sustainable food education Empowering the community to understand the rationale behind the systemic change in the offered school diet. Strategy 5.3: Zero waste dining All catered dining events will promote and utilize zero waste dining via recycling, composting, and reusable dishware.
Goal 5: Food Sustainability Purchase 50% of fresh produce and 20% of meat-based products from regional, organic, and/or ethically or sustainably certified sources by 2028.
“One person or even a whole institution acting sustainably isn’t going to solve the problem. It’s going to take a lot of people who are on board with this idea. I think we can achieve that through educating people.”
BEN G., INTERLOCHEN ARTS ACADEMY STUDENT
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