Volume 152 • Issue 1
The Newspaper of Amherst College Since 1868
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
By Sonia Chajet Wides '25
December 7, 2022
The college produces a staggering amount of food waste which, thanks to a new contract, is processed by Vanguard Renewables into low-carbon fertilizer and renewable natural gas. The new composting program is part of a broader reassessment of food systems and food waste at the college.