Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 62.73
Liaison Tina Woolston
Submission Date Aug. 1, 2011
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STARS v1.0

Tufts University
Tier2-5: Pre-Consumer Food Waste Composting

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Patricia Klos
Director of Dining and Business Services
Dining Services
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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:
The Tufts Composting Program has reduced waste of solid food and non-food products by over 62%. 90% of Tufts dining facilities run pre-consumer compost programs. In 2009, Tufts dining facilities composted an estimated 77 tons of pre-consumer waste. Food is composted at all of our facilities.

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The website URL where information about the composting program is available:
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