| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 45.82 |
| Liaison | Amy Kadrie |
| Submission Date | Jan. 21, 2025 |
University of Rochester
OP-8: Food Recovery
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Phillip
Piedmont Waste Minimization Specialist Sustainability |
8.1 Food recovery program
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s surplus food donation program:
Dining Services participates in a food recovery program that delivers unused food to a local food shelter. For FY24, Dining Services has donated $1,285.84. This is equivalent to 763.55lbs or 636 meals. This effort is in partnership with University student group the "Food Recovery Network".
Do the institution’s dining services divert pre-consumer food waste from disposal for processing and use as animal feed, compost, and/or biofuel?:
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s pre-consumer food waste diversion program:
Pre-consumer composting and recycling is practiced at all dining locations on River Campus. U of R partners with Waste Management for this service.
Do the institution’s dining services divert post-consumer food waste from disposal for processing and use as animal feed, compost, and/or biofuel?:
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s post-consumer food waste diversion program:
Post-consumer organic material is collected at two of our dining halls in the dish rooms. Danforth Dining Center operates a pulper to remove post consumer waste from the waste stream by composting. Douglass Dining center collects post-consumer material to be composted and also operates a biodigester to help eliminate post consumer waste.
Do the institution’s dining services track and assess their food and organic materials management efforts on at least an annual basis to inform ongoing improvements?:
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s food and organic materials management tracking and assessment initiatives:
Back of house waste is tracked via Leanpath.
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