| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 46.66 |
| Liaison | Meghna Tare |
| Submission Date | Feb. 1, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Texas at Arlington
OP-T2-7: Pre-Consumer Food Waste Composting
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.25 / 0.25 |
Meghna
Tare Director Office of Sustainability |
Does the institution have a pre-consumer food waste composting program?:
A brief description of the pre-consumer food waste composting program:
UTA has collected over 46 tons of food waste over the period of 5 years from the UTA Kitchens alone. Pre-consumer food is diverted to the University’s composting site.Items that can be and are collected and composted include:
1. Coffee grounds and paper coffee filters
2. Fruit Peels and Skins
3. Leftover Salads
4. Boiled Eggshells
The overall percentage of meals for which pre-consumer scraps are composted:
The percentage of meal plan meals for which pre-consumer scraps are composted:
The percentage of retail facility meals for which pre-consumer scraps are composted:
The percentage of conference meals for which pre-consumer scraps are composted:
The website URL where information about the composting program is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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