Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 38.09
Liaison Clara Fang
Submission Date May 14, 2013
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

Towson University
OP-T2-8: PostConsumer Food Waste Composting

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Clara Fang
Sustainability Manager
Facilities Management
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Does the institution have a postconsumer food waste composting program?:
Yes

A brief description of the postconsumer food waste composting program:

Leftover are brought by conveyor belt to dining staff who scrape them into bins designated for composting. At retail facilities where students use takeout containers, leftovers are put into the trash.


The percentage of overall meals for which postconsumer composting is available:
90

The percentage of meal plan meals for which postconsumer composting is available:
100

The percentage of retail facilities for which postconsumer composting is available:
0

The percentage of conference meals for which postconsumer composting is available:
0

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

The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.