Composting
By composting food waste rather than taking it to the landfill, greenhouse gas emissions from the landfill are reduced and we get a great finished product that can be used on campus
Composting On Campus
MSU collects pre and post-consumer food waste across campus and diverts around 500,000 pounds of food waste each year. All of our food waste is processed by the City of Bozeman in partnership with Happy Trash Can. The finished compost is used across campus to amend flower beds and lawns.
Composting is only processed on campus through the following locations:
- Miller Dining Hall
- Rendezvous Dining Hall
- Brewed Awakening
- Norm's Cafe
- Union Market (Kitchen Prep)
- Hannon Culinary Arts School
- Bounty of the Bridgers
- Food Extrusion Unit
Composting Off Campus
The City of Bozeman has available options for citizens within the city and county.We as a campus are in alignment with the city on the composting need around Bozeman and meets regularly to take composting availability to the next level of service.