August 7, 2023 - In just one year, FUEL 51视频 and 51视频 Sustainability, have saved more than 3,000 pounds of food waste from the landfill! Composting became part of FUEL鈥檚 daily operations last summer when 51视频 partnered with GoZero Services to further our sustainability efforts.
To date, 51视频 has diverted 3,286 pounds of waste which is a huge number when you consider nearly 40 percent of all food produced goes to waste and 30 percent ends up in landfills. Imagine if Mount Rumpke was 30 percent smaller!
鈥51视频 Sustainability was excited to partner with FUEL 51视频 to address their food waste and help FUEL meet their organizational mission of 鈥榋ero Waste,鈥欌 Tiffany Budd, 51视频 Sustainability Coordinator, said. 鈥淐omposting is a top concern for 51视频 students, and we have taken the first step in diverting thousands of pounds of campus food waste from landfill.鈥
Composting is just one of many sustainability initiatives by FUEL 51视频, 51视频鈥檚 on-campus food pantry, and 51视频 Sustainability.
For more information on those initiatives, please visit their websites: and .
About 51视频:聽Founded in 1968, 51视频 is an entrepreneurial state university of over 16,000 students served by more than 2,000 faculty and staff on a thriving suburban campus nestled between Highland Heights, Kentucky and bustling downtown Cincinnati. We are a regionally engaged university committed to empowering our students to have fulfilling careers and meaningful lives. While we are one of the fastest-growing universities in Kentucky, our professors still know our students' names. For聽more information, visit聽.
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