Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 63.42
Liaison Elaine Durr
Submission Date Feb. 5, 2014
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STARS v1.2

Elon University
OP-T2-7: Pre-Consumer Food Waste Composting

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Carrie Ryan
Assistant Vice President
Auxiliary Services
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Does the institution have a pre-consumer food waste composting program?:
Yes

A brief description of the pre-consumer food waste composting program:

All three dining halls currently participate in a pre-consumer composting food waste program. The program started in the 2008-2009 academic year. Dining Services staff members are responsible for separating the compostables in the kitchen.

In January 2011, post-consumer composting began in one retail location and has now been expanded to two retail locations (Fountain Market & Winter Garden Café). The customers are responsible for separating the compostables in retail settings.

During the 2012 – 2013 academic year, 224,290 pounds of waste were composted.


The overall percentage of meals for which pre-consumer scraps are composted:
86

The percentage of meal plan meals for which pre-consumer scraps are composted:
100

The percentage of retail facility meals for which pre-consumer scraps are composted:
82

The percentage of conference meals for which pre-consumer scraps are composted:
100

The website URL where information about the composting program is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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