In addition, starting in September 2009, uOttawa's food-service provider, Chartwells, will provide only compostable dishware and utensils, with roughly 100 composting bins set up throughout the cafeteria.
The tanker-truck-size unit, which will raise composting capacity to 200 tonnes a year, operates out of the Lees campus.
Photo credit: Project instigator Brigitte Morin, also the recycling coordinator at Physical Resources, shows off the electric composter.