Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
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Overall Score | 66.00 |
Liaison | Richard Demerjian |
Submission Date | May 24, 2013 |
Executive Letter | Download |
University of California, Irvine
OP-T2-8: PostConsumer Food Waste Composting
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.25 / 0.25 |
Jack
McManus Director UCI Hospitality and Dining |
Does the institution have a postconsumer food waste composting program?:
A brief description of the postconsumer food waste composting program:
UCI Facilities Management, which partners with UCI Hospitality & Dining Services, self-hauls all solid waste and recycling from the campus using its own trucks.
The percentage of overall meals for which postconsumer composting is available:
The percentage of meal plan meals for which postconsumer composting is available:
The percentage of retail facilities for which postconsumer composting is available:
The percentage of conference meals for which postconsumer composting is available:
The website URL where information about the composting program is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The percentage of overall meals for which post-consumer composting is available:
Residential dining venues = 100%
Catered food returned to catering kitchen = 100%
Retail dining = 75%
One of UCI's largest dining commons, Mesa, has been running with zero waste for more than two years. The two other commons, Pippen and Brandywine, are getting close to achieving zero waste status.
The percentage of overall meals for which post-consumer composting is available:
Residential dining venues = 100%
Catered food returned to catering kitchen = 100%
Retail dining = 75%
One of UCI's largest dining commons, Mesa, has been running with zero waste for more than two years. The two other commons, Pippen and Brandywine, are getting close to achieving zero waste status.
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