1,728 Tons and Counting: University’s Food Scraps Find New Life

Picture this: You are in one of the three University of Virginia dining halls and you just finished your breakfast. You place your dirty plate and food scraps in the dish return station, leave, and go about your day. Where does this waste go after you leave the dining hall? Caroline Baloga, UVA Dine’s sustainability manager, has the answer – and it is more complicated than you might think.