| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.71 |
| Liaison | Bridget Flynn |
| Submission Date | Feb. 15, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Oberlin College
IN-2: Innovation 2
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.00 / 1.00 |
Colin
Koffel Environmental Sustainability Fellow Office of Environmental Sustainability |
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A brief description of the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome:
Residential Composting Program
Starting with the 2010 opening of Robert Lewis Kahn Hall, a first-year experience sustainability residence hall, Oberlin began collecting compost in dorms. Student members of the Compost Working Group worked with Facilities Planning & Construction and the Office of Environmental Sustainability to include compost containers in Kahn's built-in waste stations. Resident Compost Captains organize the regular collection of compostable materials and transport to a tumbler located behind Kahn. In the first year, more than half of the residents volunteered to help. With the success of Kahn, the Resource Conservation Team (RCT) expanded the Residential Composting Program to additional dorms in Fall 2011. Compost Captains organize their building and the RCT collects the compostable material weekly for use at the student-run Johnson House Garden.
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A letter of affirmation from an individual with relevant expertise:
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The website URL where information about the innovation is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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