| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 67.18 |
| Liaison | Weston Dripps |
| Submission Date | Aug. 19, 2024 |
Amherst College
OP-8: Food Recovery
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Weston
Dripps Director of Sustainability Sustainability |
Criteria
8.1 Food recovery program
An institution earns 2 points when its dining services A) donate surplus food on at least a monthly basis, divert B) pre-consumer (back of house) and C) post-consumer (front of house) food waste from disposal for processing and use as animal feed, compost, and/or biofuel, and D) track and assess their food and organic materials management efforts on at least an annual basis to inform ongoing improvements. Partial points are available and earned as outlined in the Technical Manual.
Measurement
Report on current dining service programs and practices and activities from within the previous three years.
Appropriate tools to support food and organic materials management assessments include food waste audits and competitions such as Campus Race to Zero Waste (Food Organics category), green dining certification programs that address food recovery, and food waste tracking and benchmarking systems.
Applicability
Applicable to institutions with dining services operated by the institution or a contracted food service management company.
Scoring
Measurement
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