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University Communications "Compost Riders" Video

Compost Rider

By Jeffrey Wakefield and Sally McCay

While UVM has been collecting food waste from the dining halls since 1997 and diverts nine tons of food each week from the landfill, a new bicycle-based program is the first centralized effort to provide a composting alternative within departmental and program offices.

UVM's Biking for Compost Pilot Program featured in USA Today College

Vermont Cynic editor, Becky Hayes '13, wrote an article for USA Today College on UVM's pilot office compost program by bike. 

BIKING FOR COMPOST

By Becky Hayes

"Cycling isn’t just a sport in the Olympics anymore.

Colleges across the country have utilized the environmentally-friendly transportation method as a way to increase composting on campus.

Pilot Program Collects Office Compost by Bike

Article written by Amanda Waite from University Communications.

Composting efforts at UVM are expanding with a pilot program designed to collect compostable materials from office buildings. While UVM has been collecting food waste from the dining halls since 1997 and diverts nine tons of food each week from the landfill, this is the first centralized effort to provide a composting alternative within departmental and program offices.

Compost Power: Using Compost Power to Heat a Greenhouse

This project involves onsite composting as the heat source for an existing greenhouse structure at Slade Hall. In addition, it will produce organic vegetables and compost, and support student internships and learning experiences on campus.

Ecological Food and Renewable Energy Systems Greenhouse

A first phase feasibility and design project is looking into compost heat as an agricultural energy source for a combined research and production greenhouse at Miller Research Farm. In combination with the grid-tied 32kW static electric PV system on the Equine Center roof, this project will meet the heating needs of the greenhouse as well as address the treatment of wastewater at this facility.

Composting Facility Feasibility Study

Published: 
December, 2009

prepared by Highlands Institute with PSS 154.

What is student involvement with composting?

The only direct involvement are student Eco-Reps who are asked to set up a collection pail in their residence hall.  Eco-Reps are responsible for emptying and washing out the pail each week at a central collection point at one of the dining halls.  And of course, students are involved every time they scrape their food leftovers in the the compost pail in the dining halls!  

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