Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 51.13
Liaison C Jane Hagen
Submission Date July 25, 2012
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

Virginia Commonwealth University
OP-T2-7: Pre-Consumer Food Waste Composting

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Steve Heinitz
Recycling Manager
Physical Plant
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

None
Does the institution have a pre-consumer food waste composting program?:
Yes

None
A brief description of the pre-consumer food waste composting program:
VCU started composting on the Monroe Park Campus’s main dining center, Shafer Court Dining Center. Approximately 3,000 pounds of compost per week will be picked up and transported to an off-site composting facility.

None
The overall percentage of meals for which pre-consumer scraps are composted:
---

None
The percentage of meal plan meals for which pre-consumer scraps are composted:
---

None
The percentage of retail facility meals for which pre-consumer scraps are composted:
---

None
The percentage of conference meals for which pre-consumer scraps are composted:
---

None
The website URL where information about the composting program is available:
---

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
---

The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.