2. “ T H E A M O U N T O F F O O D W E T H R O W O U T
I S N E A R LY 5 0 P E R C E N T M O R E T H A N I T
WA S I N 1 9 7 0 ” ( H U F F I N G TO N P O S T )
6. S T U D E N T S C A N C O N T R I B U T E TO
E L I M I N AT I N G WA S T E BY C H O O S I N G TO
P L A C E T H E I R F O O D S C R A P S I N A
C O M P O S T B I N , R AT H E R T H A N TO S S I N G I T
I N TO T H E T R A S H .
8. 1 . F I R S T I W I L L D E S C R I B E H O W
C O M P O S T I N G W I L L B E A V A I L A B L E I N
T H E D I N I N G H A L L S A T S U N Y
P L A T T S B U R G H
2 . S E C O N D I W I L L E X A M I N E W H Y
S T U D E N T S S H O U L D C O M P O S T O N
C A M P U S
3 . T H I R D I W I L L D I S C U S S T H E
I M P A C T T H I S W I L L H A V E O N O U R
U N I V E R S I T Y .
9.
10. W H AT I T W O U L D
LO O K L I K E :
The idea would be
to have distinctly
labeled bins for
compost, trash, and
recyclables just like
this photo from the
University of
Washington.
11. C O M P O S T I N G D E C R E A S E S T H E
U N I V E R S I T Y ’ S C A R B O N F O OT P R I N T
12. ALGONQUIN DINING HALL IS THE GREEN
HUB ON CAMPUS, SO WHY NOT ADD A
COMPOST OPTION TO EACH EATERY?
20. 1 . T H E A M O U N T O F T R A S H P R O D U C E D B Y
O U R C A M P U S W I L L D E C R E A S E
S U B S T A N T I A L L Y O N C E C O M P O S T I N G I S
I M P L E M E N T E D I N T O T H E D I N I N G H A L L S .
2 . S T U D E N T S S H O U L D P A R T T A K E I N
C O M P O S T I N G B E C A U S E T H E E N D R E S U L T I S
E N T I R E L Y B E N E F I C I A L , S I M P L E A S T H A T !
3 . O N C E S T U D E N T S T A K E O N T H E
R E S P O N S I B I L I T Y O F B E I N G A S K I N D T O T H E
E A R T H A S P O S S I B L E , T H E B E N E F I T S T O T H E
C A M P U S A S A W H O L E W I L L B E T H E E N D
R E W A R D .
I N C O N C L U S I O N