Composting
Stonehill composts food scraps, both pre and post-consumer, from Roche Dining Commons and the Holy Cross Center cafeteria. Stonehill's dining company, Sodexo, composts all pre-consumer scraps including cooking oil, vegetable scraps, and coffee grounds. Students compost post-consumer items such as fruits, vegetables, and salad scraps. All scraps are retrieved and delivered to the farm where it is used to enrich soil and nurture crops.
What is compostable?
- fruits and vegetables (raw or cooked)
- tea bags
- coffee grounds and filters
- bread, cereal, rice, pasta, and other grains
- eggs and eggshells
What is not compostable?
- meat and fat
- dairy
- oils
- liquids
- recyclable materials (glass, metal, plastic)
- bleached and/or inked paper products
- cleaning products/chemcals
- trash
- "compostable" plates, cups, and cutlery
FAQs
Where can I compost?
There are composting bins located in Roche Dining Commons that are available to all students, faculty, and employees. There are also composting bins located in the Holy Cross Center available to those who reside in the building.
Can I compost if I live in a residence hall?
Unfortunately, we currently do not have a system in place for you to compost within your residence hall, however, please feel free to bring your scraps to the Roche Dining Commons to compost there.