Recycling and offsets (ACUPCC)
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June 22, 2011 - 11:23am
This post is related to the American College & University Presidents' Climate Commitment (ACUPCC).
If a campus has a high rate of recycling, say 80-85% are there any carbon offsets available for that effort?
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Hi Art,
A high rate of recycling will impact your Solid Waste data and thus reduce your Scope 3 emissions. If you are looking to neutralize your remaining Solid Waste emissions there are a variety of offset companies and projects that you can look into. The ACUPCC Voluntary Carbon Offset Protocol should provide some guidance.
http://www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org/resources/guidance-documents/...
Hope that helps,
Steve
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