Student Senate Adopts Compost Resolution

Student Senate Adopts Compost Resolution

APPENDIX A
Compost Committee Resolution
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Adopted:

GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS STUDENT SENATE, April 11, 2011

WHEREAS, maintaining environmental sustainability is a Tier 1 objective of Gustavus Commission 150, we, the Gustavus Adolphus College Student Senate,

RECOGNIZE, over half of students and faculty polled think composting is a necessity on campus;

PROCLAIM, 94% of those polled would support and use a composting policy if one were implemented;

ACKNOWLEDGE, Director of Dining Services Steve Kjellgren in his pledge to fully support implementing any infrastructure needed in a composting system;

RESOLVE, to submit the Student Senate Compost Committee’s data and infrastructure plans;

URGE, the College to consider these plans and requests to implement one of them in order to create a composting system at Gustavus Adolphus College.