Deb Neher<\/a> taught PSS 154, Compost Ecology and Management. On September 12 and 14, Nehr’s students performed a waste audit at the Davis Center, an event organized by Corey Berman in the Office of Sustainability.
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<\/p>\nThe purpose of the waste audit was to quantify the amount of food waste and recyclables that were placed into the trash destined for the landfill.<\/p>\n
These contaminants were about 35 percent of the material placed in trash bins, which contributes to unnecessary greenhouse gas emissions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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