Clemson University has been awarded the Outstanding Composting or Organics Recycling Program of the Carolinas by the Carolina Recycling Association (CRA). This is the first time Clemson University’s Recycling department has been recognized with this honor.
The award is given each year to a North or South Carolina-based business, government agency, school, organization, or large scale facility that has designed and implemented a composting or organics-recycling program.
Clemson incorporated the topic of recycling into its Creative Inquiry (CI) program and offered multiple CI classes to research composting issues – everything from compost facility layout design to alternative composting formulas and a variety of curing methods.
Last year Clemson composted 35 tons of food waste from the university’s dining halls. This academic year, that number is expected to double. Clemson-produced compost is used at the campus organic gardens and at the South Carolina Botanical Gardens.
The award was presented at the CRA’s annual awards banquet on April 10.
