One ton of food — equivalent to 2,000 full plates — was dumped by diners at Claremont McKenna College’s Collins Dining Hall last month, according to the college. The statistic comes as Collins enters its second semester of front-of-house composting, an effort spearheaded by the dining hall and student sustainability groups like the EcoReps.
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OPINION: Scripps needs to get its (sustainability) act together
Scripps College, with its beautiful grass lawns and composting programs gives the impression of being a sustainable haven, Maya Malev SC ’27 reveals the truth.
OPINION: Pomona should pull its weight in municipal organic recycling
Pomona College should take charge of its own food waste management instead of depending on the City of Claremont’s overburdened compost system, argues Willa Frank PO ’25.
News Bites — Week of Nov. 25
Claremont McKenna College address appears in FBI investigation Vice President of Student Affairs Sharon Basso forwarded an email Nov. 16 to Claremont McKenna College students concerning the appearance of one of CMC’s addresses in a FBI investigation of Cesar Sayoc. In late October, Sayoc was arrested and accused of