Lafayette has received a $41,082 Compost Infrastructure Grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to expand food waste composting on campus.
Jennifer Bell ’11, along with students from Lafayette Environmental Awareness and Protection (LEAP) and Society of Environmental Engineers and Scientists (SEES), has been instrumental in organizing the program, which was initiated by Arthur D. Kney, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering.
The ultimate goal of the project is to compost all of the food waste generated by Lafayette Dining Services. The grant will fund the installation of two Earth Tub composting units and monitoring equipment, which will make it possible to compost up to 1,000 pounds of food and yard waste a day.
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