Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 65.92
Liaison Sally DeLeon
Submission Date Feb. 12, 2014
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STARS v1.2

University of Maryland, College Park
OP-T2-7: Pre-Consumer Food Waste Composting

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Sally DeLeon
Acting Manager
Environmental Safety, Sustainability and Risk
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Does the institution have a pre-consumer food waste composting program?:
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A brief description of the pre-consumer food waste composting program:
Dining Services works with the Department of Building and Landscape Services to compost pre-consumer food wastes in the Diner, South Campus Dining Room, Denton/Catering and at the Student Union. Pre-consumer food waste from the Salad Room at South Campus dining hall is being turned into soil amendment on site, and the product is then used for campus rooftop gardens.

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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:
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