| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 55.69 |
| Liaison | Derek Nichols |
| Submission Date | Nov. 20, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University at Buffalo
OP-T2-7: Pre-Consumer Food Waste Composting
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.25 / 0.25 |
Jeff
Brady Assistant Director of Dining Services Campus Dining & Shops |
Does the institution have a pre-consumer food waste composting program?:
A brief description of the pre-consumer food waste composting program:
UB collects all pre-consumer food waste from its dining facilities.
In 2010, UB Campus Dining & Shops launched an aggressive composting strategy designed to reduce food waste from dining centers.
Today, we compost hundreds of thousands of pounds of organic waste each year, with 100 percent decomposed on campus by an innovative machine that transforms everyday refuse—onion skins, egg shells, chicken bones—into a soil amendment for gardening.
By summer 2012, the addition of a second decomposer will ensure that UB can compost 100 percent of its dining center food waste right here on campus. UB helps build greater food security in Buffalo and beyond by offering its compost as free fertilizer to urban community gardens and members of the campus community.
The website URL where information about the composting program is available:
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