Waste Diversion
Since fiscal year 2015, Brandeis has seen a dramatic increase in composting in our two dining halls and across campus through the efforts of the Office of Sustainability, Sodexo and our facilities services team.
Do you know?
- All food scraps, both in the kitchen during meal prep and plate scrapings from meals, are composted in Lower Usdan and Sherman dining halls.
- Sherman's kosher plates are composted.
- Event and office composting are expanding throughout 2018-19.
- As of January 2019, we are also committing to all-compostable tableware in our catering services.
Waste Diversion at Brandeis, by Percentage
Year | Trash | Recycling | Composting | Donation |
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FY 2015 | 76% | 21% | 3% | 0% |
FY 2019 | 65% | 20% | 13% | 2% |