Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 55.33
Liaison John Gardner
Submission Date Aug. 1, 2013
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STARS v1.2

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
OP-T2-7: Pre-Consumer Food Waste Composting

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Brian Vetter
Assistant Director-Restaurant Operations
Contract Dining
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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:

Restaurant Operations has a partnership with Growing Power and they utilize our pre and post processed fruits, vegetables, coffee grinds, and biodegradable: plates, napkins, and cups. Restaurant Operations utilizes compost/natural fertilizer from local farmers for the on-campus gardens.


The overall percentage of meals for which pre-consumer scraps are composted:
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The percentage of meal plan meals for which pre-consumer scraps are composted:
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The percentage of retail facility meals for which pre-consumer scraps are composted:
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The percentage of conference meals for which pre-consumer scraps are composted:
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The website URL where information about the composting program is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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