Over the past year, the Global Leadership Project at Fort Hays State University has created an ongoing composting project, Trash Hunger Not Food, in conjunction with the University Farm, Chartwells, Dr. Howell, and the Clean and Green Program. The goal of Trash Hunger Not Food is to reduce the environmental impact of FHSU by composting food waste produced in the McMindes Cafeteria. Composting is the first step to take in the fight to end campus food waste.
The average student wastes 142 pounds of food per year. Trash Hunger Not Food prevented approximately 700 pounds of food waste from entering the landfill during the spring 2018 semester. This would not have been possible without the help of the Jake and the entire Ideal Refuse team, the staff at Chartwells, the University Grounds department, and the University Farm. A special thank you goes to Dr. Brittany Howell, of the Department of Agriculture; without her continued support of GLP and involvement with Trash Hunger Not Food, the GLP may not have been able to start this program.
“This project allowed for a unique opportunity for GLP to partner with various on-campus organizations in order to bring composting to Fort Hays and to help reduce FHSU’s environmental footprint.”
-Reilly Franek, Student Coordinator
The Global Leadership Project (GLP) is an initiative of the Center for Civic Leadership and the Department of Leadership Studies that works to educate FHSU students to be forward thinking and world ready. GLP hosts events such as SWIPE Out Hunger and the Community Action Poverty Simulation (CAPS) to educate and inspire FHSU students to make a positive change in their local community and on a global scale.
For more information, GLP can be reached at (785) 628-4497, glp@fhsu.edu, or in person at Custer Hall room 208.