| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 70.84 |
| Liaison | Troy Goodnough |
| Submission Date | June 2, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Minnesota, Morris
IN-1: Innovation 1
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 1.00 |
Troy
Goodnough Sustainability Director Office of Sustainability |
Title or keywords related to the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome:
A brief description of the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome :
For two years, students worked with Morris faculty and staff to develop a cold-weather windrow-based composting system in Morris, MN. Students integrated the study of a composting system into their coursework and classes. A student and staff team went to composting school together to learn more about how Morris would create a system that would work for its location. The project was also done in collaboration and consultation with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and Minnesota GreenCorps program. Many campuses have spend hundreds of thousands on an industrial composting system. Morris was able to greatly reduce the cost with their program, and they also worked with a regional manufacturer to improve their equipment to create a sifter that would work for our composting system. This is an innovative effort.
A brief description of any positive measurable outcomes associated with the innovation (if not reported above):
30 tons/food scraps are diverted from the landfill each year. Yielding about $8000/year in avoided costs for garbage removal.
A letter of affirmation from an individual with relevant expertise:
Which of the following STARS subcategories does the innovation most closely relate to? (Select all that apply up to a maximum of 5):
| Yes or No | |
| Curriculum | --- |
| Research | --- |
| Campus Engagement | --- |
| Public Engagement | --- |
| Air & Climate | --- |
| Buildings | --- |
| Dining Services | --- |
| Energy | --- |
| Grounds | --- |
| Purchasing | --- |
| Transportation | --- |
| Waste | Yes |
| Water | --- |
| Coordination, Planning & Governance | --- |
| Diversity & Affordability | --- |
| Health, Wellbeing & Work | --- |
| Investment | --- |
Other topic(s) that the innovation relates to that are not listed above:
The website URL where information about the innovation is available :
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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