The Massachusetts College and University Recycling Council (CURC) will meet Tuesday, January 14th at 9 AM to discuss the issue of textile recycling. The robust and innovative market for re-purposed textiles will be discussed and success stories shared from the industry. Speakers will include: Bill LaBelle – Goodwill Industries – “Goodwill Not Landfill” – http://www.bu.edu/sustainability/what-were-doing/waste-reduction/goodwill-not-landfill/ Larry…
This year’s America Recycles Day, two Massachusetts colleges were honored by the EPA for their efforts to reduce food waste on campus. UMass Amherst and Clark University were part of only nine national winners of the EPA’s Food Recovery Challenge in 2013. Through such solutions as student-run composting programs and the use of anaerobic digesters,…
Retail Dining Operations: Opportunities for Source Reduction and Effective Materials Management Webinar, Thursday, December 12th, 2013 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Join the College & University Recycling Coalition for the last of their 2013 webinar series. Collecting food waste in retail dining operations is challenging but the opportunities for food waste reduction are immense. Join CURC…
Did you miss the last College & University Recycling Coalition webinar on composting food waste on campus? Listen to speakers from Food Recovery Challenge partner Middlebury College in Vermont along with two other great speakers! Presenters -Joe Rasmussen, Ed.D., LEED AP BD+C, Integrated Waste Management Specialist, CalRecycle -Missy Beckwith, Assistant Director for Support Services, Middlebury…
Thursday, December 5th, 2013 – Composting Strategies for Colleges and Universities Webinar, Thursday, December 5, 2013 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM In this Webinar, the EPA’s Food Recovery Challenge (FRC) will be explained and success stories from partners will be shared. Whether your school has been composting for years or is just beginning to contemplate a composting…
Learn about the Boston University Dining Services composting program, which diverted over 850 tons of organic waste in 2011. Find the case study PDF here, or check out our business guidance page for colleges and universities!
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Included is a case study describing how the University of Massachusetts at Amherst diverted an additional 1200 pounds of food waste per day by expanding their composting program!
