Sustainability Office’s Composting Program Wins State Award
Kate Spector M’10, the university’s sustainability manager (left), and graduate assistant Deiarra Canty ’21 M’24 show off Comp(Oz)t buckets. This pilot composting program won the 2022 College Recycling Leadership Award from the New York State Association of Reduction, Reuse and Recycling.
In its first year, the composting pilot project diverted more than 80,000 pounds of food waste from landfills and incinerators, attracting many supporters and becoming implemented at all dining facilities.
Before the project, all food waste generated on campus was sent to a landfill or incinerator.
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