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What is the dining services current waste-diversion rate (the percentage of recyclable waste diverted from traditional disposal)?

April 26, 2017Dining diverted PERCENTAGE rate recyclable Services traditional waste

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What is the dining services current waste-diversion rate (the percentage of recyclable waste diverted from traditional disposal)?

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[ %] We do not separate dining hall waste (compost, recycling, trash) from the rest of campus. For Middlebury as a whole the waste-diversion rates for 2008 are: Trash: 38.8% Compost = 24.6% Recycling = 36.6% AFFILIATIONS Questions 36-37 are for informational purposes only; responses will NOT be included in the Report Card evaluation process. 36) Indicate if your dining services are: [ ] Contracted. Please describe: [ x ] School operated. Please describe: Operated by the College – we operate retail, board and catering operations, a bakery, concessions and vending [ ] Other. Please describe: 37) Is the dining services director, or another dining services staff person, a member of any campus-wide environmental/sustainability initiatives or committees at your school? [ ] No [ x ] Sort of.