Ursinus College
OP-8: Food Recovery
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8.1 Food recovery program
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s surplus food donation program:
During the 2023-2024 academic year, the student run group Wismer on Wheels worked with the college’s dining service provider to recover and donate prepared but unsold food to local food pantries. The student group works as part of 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:
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:
Although Ursinus College does not currently divert post consumer food waste to a composting/digestion system, this option is currently being evaluated for feasibility.
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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