Composting

Lewis & Clark is participating in a pilot composting program with the City of Portland. This program is aimed at understanding the challenges and barriers surrounding composting for people living in multi-unit complexes or apartments. If you have been invited to participate and have general questions, please contact Amy Dvorak.

For those halls participating in the program:

• Please see the list of approved food waste items below.
• Contact your RA or REM with questions specific to your hall set-up. 
• For apartment dwellers, please see your RA for replacement compostable bags.

Additional details about this program including informational events, will be provided by email and posted in relevant halls.

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Lewis & Clark provides composting and organics recycling across campus, specifically focused in or around food service, food prep areas, and some garden locations. Containers for composting food waste will be provided to departmental representatives or students living on campus, as requested. 

Food waste includes:

• meat, poultry, fish, shellfish, bones
• eggs and eggshells, cheese, dairy products
• bread, baked goods, pasta, rice, beans, nuts, seeds
• coffee grounds
• vegetables and fruit
• table scraps, plate scrapings, leftovers, spoiled food
• approved compostable bags
• NO non-food items such as napkins or other paper products

FAQ

See the City of Portland’s composting webpage to answer the following questions: 

• Why is business composting different than residential?
• Where does our food waste go?