Waste Diversion and Reduction
Waste diversion initiatives at Newfields have led to staggering amounts of material recycled annually. In 2023 a waste audit was performed of the Indianapolis Museum of Art and the Café at Newfields to determine our progress on diverting the amount of waste sent to the landfill.
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The IMA at Newfields recycles 28.6% of its waste.
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The Café at Newfields recycles 29.5% of its waste.
Recycling has been successful for both guests and staff, however, Newfields strives to continue diverting waste from the landfill. Our goal is zero waste (less than 10% of waste going to landfill) by 2028. Efforts are being made to increase the amount of waste diverted while working on reducing the waste generated on site.
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Paper Use—Newfields prefers vendors who use “green” practices.
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Additionally, the IMA at Newfields has taken steps to reduce paper use by relying more heavily on the website to disseminate information about programming.
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In the administrative offices, staff are encouraged to print documents only when necessary, and to use double-sided printing whenever possible.
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In addition, thousands of pages of paper are saved every year by electronically sending meeting notices and other communications instead of printing them.
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Newfields also uses a digital fax number, which allows incoming faxes to be routed to staff via e-mail rather than paper.
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Compost Initiatives—Newfields has an interest in supporting city wide initiatives to implement a large-scale composting program.
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Data from the waste audit shows that once composting is available the IMA at Newfields would be able to send 55% while the Café at Newfieldscould send 78% of its waste to a recycling or composting facility.
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Updated August 2023