| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 71.76 |
| Liaison | Mike Versteege |
| Submission Date | Oct. 10, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Alberta
OP-T2-7: Pre-Consumer Food Waste Composting
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Dumouchel Associate Director, Buildings and Grounds Services Operations and Maintenance |
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Does the institution have a pre-consumer food waste composting program?:
Yes
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A brief description of the pre-consumer food waste composting program:
In 2007, Buildings and Grounds Services (BGS) in collaboration with the Students’ Union (SU), Residence Services and Dining Services - ARAMARK, began a pre-consumer organics collection pilot project at two major campus dining facilities (Lister Market and SUB). The pilot eventually expanded to all commercial food outlets (35) on campus, with the exception of food services in HUB, which is a commercially leased space.
BGS provides all of the organics collection bins (indoor and outdoor) and the Waste Diversion/Recycling Coordinator provides one-on-one training on the program to all food service staff in the fall of each year. Sporadic monitoring throughout the year is also conducted to ensure food services are still participating in the program and are sorting organic waste correctly.
UAlberta is currently framing an expanded organics collection strategy for North Campus as part of our commitment to send 1,500 tonnes of organic solid waste to the new High Solids Anaerobic Digestion Facility located at the Edmonton Waste Management Centre.
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The overall percentage of meals for which pre-consumer scraps are composted:
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The percentage of meal plan meals for which pre-consumer scraps are composted:
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The percentage of retail facility meals for which pre-consumer scraps are composted:
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The percentage of conference meals for which pre-consumer scraps are composted:
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The website URL where information about the composting program is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Additional Responsible Party:
Name: Jessie Kwasny
Department: Facilities and Operations
Position: Waste Diversion/Recycling Coordinator, Buildings and Grounds Services
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