EPA Awards West Chester $12K For Food Composting Project

WEST CHESTER, PA -- West Chester University has been awarded a $12,060 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to support a food composting project on campus.

The project will help both the university and the borough keep food scraps away from a landfill, the school said in a statement.

Using the money from the EPA, the university will partner with the borough and 10 local businesses to set up a year-long pilot composting project.

Partners will include restaurants, two senior living facilities, the Chester County Hospital, and Aramark, the university said.

Denise Polk, professor of communication studies and interim graduate coordinator at WCU, and Meghan Fogarty, sustainability coordinator for the Borough of West Chester, are coordinating the project.

Pictured (L to R): Interim President Chris Fiorentino, Meghan Fogarty, Denise Polk, and EPA Regional Administrator Shawn M. Garvin.

Image courtesy West Chester University.