Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 35.74
Liaison Taryn Wilkinson
Submission Date Oct. 3, 2013
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STARS v1.2

Niagara College Canada
OP-T2-23: Landscape Waste Composting

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Al Unwin
Chair, School of Environmental & Horticultural Studies
School of Environmental & Horticultural Studies
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Does the institution compost or mulch waste from grounds keeping, including grass trimmings?:
Yes

A brief description of the composting or mulching program:

The compost program in Niagara-on-the-Lake includes grass clippings, greenhouse clippings, chipped branches, grape stems and skins from the Teaching Winery and materials from the on-campus flower beds. The college-made compost is used around campus in a variety of ways each fall, from top dressing in the native tree nursery to insulation and nutrients in the flower beds where flower bulbs have been planted.


The percentage of landscape waste that is mulched or composted onsite:
14

The percentage of landscape waste that is mulched or composted off-site:
86

The website URL where information about the program, policy, or practice is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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