摘要 : Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania started food scraps composting in 2001, the first higher education institution in the state to do so. Twenty-one years later, the program remains an integral component of sustainability... 展开 Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania started food scraps composting in 2001, the first higher education institution in the state to do so. Twenty-one years later, the program remains an integral component of sustainability for the campus dining facilities, grounds maintenance, and academics. Since establishing its environmental studies program in the early 1970s, the Department of Environmental Science and Sustainability has grown to be one of the largest departments in terms of students and faculty at the college. 收起