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Food Waste Diverted by Cal Poly Corporation
According to Jesse Carlon, the custodial supervisor for Cal Poly Corporation, food waste is collected from Campus Dining's main food production areas (main kitchen, salad room, 19 Metro, and VGs). The post-consumer waste at 19 Metro and VGs is collected on conveyor belts and hand sorted as food scraps, recycling, and landfill.
This food waste is then collected from the participating Campus Dining locations daily, stored in a large bin on campus, and is picked up 1-3 times a month by Engel & Gray, Inc., a composting facility in Santa Maria. Below is a graph of Cal Poly's composted waste since May 2009.
This food waste is then collected from the participating Campus Dining locations daily, stored in a large bin on campus, and is picked up 1-3 times a month by Engel & Gray, Inc., a composting facility in Santa Maria. Below is a graph of Cal Poly's composted waste since May 2009.
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