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Pilot-Credits SSpc129:Comprehensive Composting

Has the Composting credit been achieved with limited composting receptacles in the building?

The amount or spacing of receptacles are not necessarily spelled out, as w/ the recycle bins, and mainly the only place I am drawing from that it should be provided in all spaces is in the "Requirements" whic say "Provide composting infrastructure to meet the needs of the entire project".

Our project is a student center with a dining hall. The dining/kitchen service is planning on cold storage to hold food waste/scrap for pick-up for composting. In order to apply for the credit do we need to provide for compost pick-up in other parts of the building as well, which is mainly offices/meeting areas? If we provide publicly accessable compost in the open dining/seating areas is that enough?

In reading the credit language initially my thought is YES , that receptacles would need to be placed throughout the building. But wondering if anyone successfully achieved this credit w/ just a dining/food hall or similar portion of the project only offering compost receptacles?

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Thu, 11/04/2021 - 18:56

Hi Kristen - you raise a great question. I don't have experience applying this pilot credit to the type of project you describe. The credit requirements do state that teams must "Locate organic waste receptacles wherever there are central recycling and landfill receptacles" which suggests that USGBC probably expects compost collection throughout the project, and not just in the dining hall. If you want to be 100% sure, you could contact USGBC/GBCI to confirm the requirements for your specific project.

Mon, 12/13/2021 - 14:47

Hi Kristen, we have a similar situation with an office building that has a kitchen/restaurant service for the employees on the ground floor. We think that providing composting/food waste bins in all offices is not necessarily sensible in a 16-storeys building. It is expected that almost all employees will be having lunch/eating in the restaurant space. The amount of food waste generated in each office would therefore be extremely low (e.g. an apple a day). We therefore didn't plan composting bins in the office spaces. What is your opinion on this?

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