| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 75.40 |
| Liaison | Mary-Lee Townsend |
| Submission Date | Jan. 16, 2025 |
Western University
OP-8: Food Recovery
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.50 / 2.00 |
8.1 Food recovery program
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s surplus food donation program:
Since March 2024, Western has participated in the Second Harvest Food recovery program, and since then more than 170 food donations have been made by Western, providing over 4,900 meals.
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:
Yes, there are “back of house” or pre-consumer food waste organic collection bins located in all campus eatery kitchens and dining hall kitchens. This pre-consumer food waste is collected and sent to an organics waste treatment facility which converts it into compost that is used in the agricultural sector, fertilizers and Renewable Natural Gas (RNG).
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:
Yes, there are front of house /post consumer organic organic collection bins located in all campus eateries. (https://sustainability.uwo.ca/Campus/waste_reduction/sorting_at_western.html). In residence dining halls, all post consumer food waste is left of the dining tray and returned to the dish room. All waste/recycling/food waste is sorted by kitchen staff and post consumer food waste is put into the organics bins located within the kitchens. All of the organic material collected at Western is sent to an organics waste treatment facility which converts it into compost that is used in the agricultural sector, fertilizers and Renewable Natural Gas (RNG).
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:
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