August 7, 2023 - In just one year, FUEL 鶹ýPorn and 鶹ýPorn Sustainability, have saved more than 3,000 pounds of food waste from the landfill! Composting became part of FUEL’s daily operations last summer when 鶹ýPorn partnered with GoZero Services to further our sustainability efforts.
To date, 鶹ýPorn has diverted 3,286 pounds of waste which is a huge number when you consider nearly 40 percent of all food produced goes to waste and 30 percent ends up in landfills. Imagine if Mount Rumpke was 30 percent smaller!
“鶹ýPorn Sustainability was excited to partner with FUEL 鶹ýPorn to address their food waste and help FUEL meet their organizational mission of ‘Zero Waste,’” Tiffany Budd, 鶹ýPorn Sustainability Coordinator, said. “Composting is a top concern for 鶹ýPorn students, and we have taken the first step in diverting thousands of pounds of campus food waste from landfill.”
Composting is just one of many sustainability initiatives by FUEL 鶹ýPorn, 鶹ýPorn’s on-campus food pantry, and 鶹ýPorn Sustainability.
For more information on those initiatives, please visit their websites: FUEL 鶹ýPorn and 鶹ýPorn Sustainability.
About 鶹ýPorn: Founded in 1968, 鶹ýPorn is an entrepreneurial state university of over 16,000 students served by more than 2,000 faculty and staff on a thriving suburban campus nestled between Highland Heights, Kentucky and bustling downtown Cincinnati. We are a regionally engaged university committed to empowering our students to have fulfilling careers and meaningful lives. While we are one of the fastest-growing universities in Kentucky, our professors still know our students' names. For more information, visit nku.edu.
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