| Overall Rating | Bronze |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 35.50 |
| Liaison | Brian Kelley |
| Submission Date | March 1, 2025 |
Christopher Newport University
OP-8: Food Recovery
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.50 / 2.00 |
June
Miles Director of Dining Services Dining Services |
8.1 Food recovery program
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s surplus food donation program:
Christopher Newport University has a student group called Food Fighters that collects and delivers surplus food from the two main dining halls to the Peninsula Rescue Mission and Faith Recovery food banks. The group operates on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays of each week to collect the hot leftover food that dining staff has packaged in foil trays for delivery after the dining halls have closed for the night.
Do the institution’s dining services divert pre-consumer food waste from disposal for processing and use as animal feed, compost, and/or biofuel?:
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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?:
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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?:
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