Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 68.44
Liaison William Van Ausdal
Submission Date July 9, 2024

STARS v3.0

Flinders University
OP-8: Food Recovery

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 2.00
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8.1 Food recovery program

Does the institution donate surplus food to a food redistribution program on at least a monthly basis when its dining services are operational?:
No

Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s surplus food donation program:
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Do the institution’s dining services divert pre-consumer food waste from disposal for processing and use as animal feed, compost, and/or biofuel?:
Yes

Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s pre-consumer food waste diversion program:

Our food retailers are provided with a kitchen caddy bin or an organics bin to ensure that all food waste generated are commercially composted. 


Do the institution’s dining services divert post-consumer food waste from disposal for processing and use as animal feed, compost, and/or biofuel?:
Yes

Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s post-consumer food waste diversion program:

All post consumer food waste go into our organics bin to be commercially composted at a Jefferies organic recycling facility.


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?:
No

Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s food and organic materials management tracking and assessment initiatives:
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Points earned for indicator OP 8.1:
1

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