| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 69.51 |
| Liaison | Kelsey Beal |
| Submission Date | Oct. 31, 2019 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Indiana University Indianapolis
IN-27: Innovation D
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.00 / 1.00 |
Cristina
Padilla Sustainability Engagement Coordinator Office of Sustainability |
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Name or title of the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome:
Commercial Food Compost Program
A brief description of the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome that outlines how credit criteria are met and any positive measurable outcomes associated with the innovation:
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis partnered with Butler University on a food waste compost collection route, making it affordable to use a large waste hauler for compost collection. Both IUPUI and Butler leveraged our respective relationships with business, non-profit and government stakeholders to recruit other organizations to join and help create the economies of scale needed for a viable and affordable city-wide commercial composting service. Butler and IUPUI won the Kimberly-Clark Sustainable Campus Competition Live! grant to help expand the program, and the Indiana Recycling Coalition later leveraged this award to offer a Closed Loop Fund grant to provide educational resources and assistance with recruitment. There are now twelve Indianapolis institutions and businesses participating: IUPUI, Butler University, Ivy Tech Culinary College, Indy Zoo, Duos, Patachou Restaurants & Prep Kitchen, Sunking Brewery, Burger Fuel, Allison Transmission, Rolls Royce, Raytheon, and Roche Diagnostics. In the past year, IUPUI composted nearly 29 tons of food waste through this program.
Which of the following impact areas does the innovation most closely relate to? (select up to three):
Public Engagement
Food & Dining
Waste
Food & Dining
Waste
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