Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 43.17
Liaison Kevin Miller
Submission Date Jan. 31, 2011
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Goshen College
ER-2: Student Sustainability Outreach Campaign

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 5.00 / 5.00
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Does the institution hold a campaign that meets the criteria for this credit?:
Yes

The name of the campaign(s):
AVI Fresh Composting project

A brief description of the campaign(s):

Eco Pax has developed a pilot project in the AVI fresh cafeteria to compost organic material from student trays. The group solicited wide student involvement, advertised the project through a variety of methods, and collected and quantified the amount of compost material produced in a set amount of time.


A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign(s):

The assessment is in progress.


The website URL for the campaign:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Two students, Hannah Eberly and David Zwier made a formal presentation at the US Composting Council conference in San Jose California in January 2011, describing the Goshen College composting system.


Two students, Hannah Eberly and David Zwier made a formal presentation at the US Composting Council conference in San Jose California in January 2011, describing the Goshen College composting system.

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