| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.32 |
| Liaison | Carrie Metzgar |
| Submission Date | May 3, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of California, San Diego
OP-T2-7: Pre-Consumer Food Waste Composting
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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0.25 / 0.25 |
Krista
Mays Sustainability Manager Housing |
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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:
Pre-consumer food scraps are collected from campus dining halls and Catering kitchens and taken to a central compactor which is then taken to the City's Greenery Food Scrap composting program. The Dining Hall pre-consumer food scrap program collection averages 5 tons/week.
UC San Diego's Compost Team collects pre-consumer waste from UC San Diego and composts it using tumblers and vermiculture. In late 2007, UC San Diego students formed a Compost Team dedicated to composting campus organic waste. The program brings organic waste from the Food Co-op to a compost site located on campus. The Compost Team program is growing; other campus organizations are in line to participate as well (such as Pete's Coffee located in the new RIMAC Annex complex).
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The overall percentage of meals for which pre-consumer scraps are composted:
100
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The percentage of meal plan meals for which pre-consumer scraps are composted:
100
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The percentage of retail facility meals for which pre-consumer scraps are composted:
100
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The percentage of conference meals for which pre-consumer scraps are composted:
100
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The website URL where information about the composting program is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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