The College of Wooster
OP-8: Food Recovery
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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Reporter |
Brian
Webb Director of Campus Sustainability President's Office |
8.1 Food recovery program
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s surplus food donation program:
No system in place
Do the institution’s dining services divert pre-consumer food waste from disposal for processing and use as animal feed, compost, and/or biofuel?:
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s pre-consumer food waste diversion program:
Pre-consumer and post-consumer food waste from the dining hall is collected throughout the main dining hall kitchen and delivered weekly to a local compost facility.
Coffee grounds in the cafes are composted in the campus garden.
Do the institution’s dining services divert post-consumer food waste from disposal for processing and use as animal feed, compost, and/or biofuel?:
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s post-consumer food waste diversion program:
Post-consumer food waste is collected by way of the dining hall conveyor and pulper, and delivered daily to the local compost facility along with the pre-consumer food waste
Do the institution’s dining services track and assess their food and organic materials management efforts on at least an annual basis to inform ongoing improvements?:
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s food and organic materials management tracking and assessment initiatives:
Dining Services tracks the amount of material sent to a local composting facility in terms of total pounds. This is captured on a daily basis.
The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:
Optional documentation
Additional documentation for this credit:
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