Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 72.62
Liaison Lisa Kilgore
Submission Date March 7, 2014
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STARS v1.2

Cornell University
OP-T2-7: Pre-Consumer Food Waste Composting

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Therese O'Connor
Mgr, Training & Development
Dining-Administration
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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:

Pre-consumer composting includes all food waste and compostable paper and plant-based products being composted during preparation and cooking before being served to customers. This would include all produce, dairy, and meat trim loss and any other food products that would not be eaten or salvaged.


The overall percentage of meals for which pre-consumer scraps are composted:
100

The percentage of meal plan meals for which pre-consumer scraps are composted:
100

The percentage of retail facility meals for which pre-consumer scraps are composted:
100

The percentage of conference meals for which pre-consumer scraps are composted:
100

The website URL where information about the composting program is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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