COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY AND CORRECTIONAL FACILITY COMPOSTING

2006 BIOCYCLE NATIONWIDE SURVEY

A survey of food residuals composting initiatives at institutions reveals a strong level of activity - and a variety of approaches.

Part I

DURING THE summer of 2006, Bio-Cycle launched a survey of food residuals composting activity in the United States. Survey groups were divided as follows: Institutions, including colleges, universities, correctional facilities and school districts; Commercial and municipal composting operations processing food residuals; and Supermarkets. It had been six years since BioCycle had undertaken a food residuals composting survey, although many individual projects have been reported on in the magazine over …