Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 50.85
Liaison Srinivasan Raghavan
Submission Date Feb. 25, 2013
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University of Missouri
OP-T2-23: Landscape Waste Composting

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Josh Baniak
Graduate Assistant
Sustainability
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Does the institution compost or mulch waste from grounds keeping, including grass trimmings?:
Yes

A brief description of the composting or mulching program:

Most grass clippings and leaves are left to decompose to enrich the surrounding soil. However, a large amount is still collected to produce a small mountain of compost that is used to enrich the campus flower beds.

Also, prunings from trees and shrubs are ground into mulch which is then provided free to the public in Capen Park.


The percentage of landscape waste that is mulched or composted onsite:
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The percentage of landscape waste that is mulched or composted off-site:
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The website URL where information about the program, policy, or practice is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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