| Overall Rating | Silver |
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| Overall Score | 54.92 |
| Liaison | Leila Lamoureux |
| Submission Date | Dec. 9, 2024 |
Babson College
OP-8: Food Recovery
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.00 / 2.00 |
Leila
Lamoureux Director, Sustainability and Campus Utilization Facilities Mgmt & Planning |
8.1 Food recovery program
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s surplus food donation program:
We have planned surplus food donations 4 times annually and redistribute food to local partnerships and shelters as determined by operations.
Throughout the Year we donate to Women's Lunch Place, A Place to Turn and other local Non-profits. We also are one of 3 College's piloting TooGoodToGo (https://www.toogoodtogo.com/en-us/about-us) an app for students and local residents to sign up for surplus food
Do the institution’s dining services divert pre-consumer food waste from disposal for processing and use as animal feed, compost, and/or biofuel?:
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s pre-consumer food waste diversion program:
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Yes, WasteNot 2.0 is our proprietary waste management software weighing recoverable and non-recoverable food waste during food preparation. All production food waste is measured at each location throughout the day. CERO Waste Management measures our compostable food waste for monthly reporting |
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Do the institution’s dining services divert post-consumer food waste from disposal for processing and use as animal feed, compost, and/or biofuel?:
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s post-consumer food waste diversion program:
We collect post-consumer waste in our campus center dining area, Olin Hall, Trim Dining Hall, and from select offices that have opted into the program.
Do the institution’s dining services track and assess their food and organic materials management efforts on at least an annual basis to inform ongoing improvements?:
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s food and organic materials management tracking and assessment initiatives:
\We utilize, WasteNot 2.0, our proprietary waste management software weighing recoverable and non-recoverable food waste during food preparation. All production food waste is measured at each location throughout the day to be analyzed daily, weekly, monthly, and annually. CERO Waste Management measures our compostable food waste for monthly reporting.
Below is the website explaining the program and it's goals.
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Designed By Chefs, For Chefs; “Waste Not” Makes It Easy to Fight Food Waste and Reduce Carbon Impact Charlotte, N.C. (December 15, 2021) – As […] |
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