Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 51.10
Liaison Kristin Larson
Submission Date Aug. 1, 2012
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

San Diego State University
OP-T2-7: Pre-Consumer Food Waste Composting

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Geoff Chase
Dean of Undergraduate Studies
Center for Regional Sustainability, Division of Undergraduate Studies
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Does the institution have a pre-consumer food waste composting program?:
Yes

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A brief description of the pre-consumer food waste composting program:
SDSU diverts pre-consumer food waste in the following dining facilities: West Commons, East Commons, the Cuicacalli resident hall dining room, the Faculty-Staff Club, and the weekly Farmers’ Market. All food waste goes to a separate compactor and is delivered to the Miramar Composting facility. The combined compost from SDSU dining facilities diverts over 100 tons per year from the landfill.

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The overall percentage of meals for which pre-consumer scraps are composted:
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The percentage of meal plan meals for which pre-consumer scraps are composted:
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The percentage of retail facility meals for which pre-consumer scraps are composted:
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The percentage of conference meals for which pre-consumer scraps are composted:
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The website URL where information about the composting program is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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