Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 68.55
Liaison Daryl Pierson
Submission Date Feb. 11, 2011
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Portland State University
Tier2-5: Pre-Consumer Food Waste Composting

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 PJ Houser
Office Assistant
Campus Sustainability Office
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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:

Last school year, PSU Dining Services diverted 109 tons of food waste from the landfill through composting efforts in the dining hall at the Ondine and in the Smith Center.

All pre-consumer food waste is composted.


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

Source: Lisa Potter, Food Service Director


Source: Lisa Potter, Food Service Director

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