| Overall Rating | Reporter - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | |
| Liaison | Elizabeth Drake |
| Submission Date | June 29, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Swarthmore College
OP-T2-7: Pre-Consumer Food Waste Composting
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
Reporter |
Clara
Fang Sustainability Coordinator Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility |
Does the institution have a pre-consumer food waste composting program?:
A brief description of the pre-consumer food waste composting program:
All vegetable and fruit waste along with coffee grounds are composted in the kitchen by production staff. The pre-consumer compost is picked up along with post consumer every evening. This process occurs in all four of our operations. In addition we have added compostable plates & cups from our cash operations. Compostable foods are also collected from dorms and faculty lunch.
The overall percentage of meals for which pre-consumer scraps are composted:
The percentage of meal plan meals for which pre-consumer scraps are composted:
The percentage of retail facility meals for which pre-consumer scraps are composted:
The percentage of conference meals for which pre-consumer scraps are composted:
The website URL where information about the composting program is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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