On average, a residential college student generates almost 142 pounds of food waste each year, according to an analysis done in May 2018 by Massachusetts-based RecyclingWorks. A commuter or non-residential student can generate about 38 pounds per year.
An institution that has a total of 1,000 residential and 500 non-residential students enrolled can produce upwards of 161,000 pounds of food waste per year. To reduce food waste at their institutions, several U.S. universities have turned to technology to tackle this issue.
