Food scraps in.
Sort out contamination, weigh the material, and prepare suitable feed.
DINING COLLECTIONILLUSTRATIVE VIEW
01 Dining hall02 W2N mobile lab
W2N / CAMPUS EVIDENCE
FROM OPERATIONS
TO REPORTING
OP 8 Food recovery trackingOP 12 Waste generation & recoveryAC Applied student researchEN Sustainability education
POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTION · INSTITUTIONAL DOCUMENTATION REQUIREDDining is where the material journey begins.
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01 / DINING COLLECTION
THE JOURNEY STARTS
AT THE DINING HALL.
Suitable food scraps are kept separate from contamination before they enter the W2N process.
- 01SeparateKeep the food-waste stream clean.
- 02WeighRecord what leaves the dining hall.
- 03MoveTake it to the mobile lab.
DINING HALL → W2N MOBILE LAB
02 / COLLECTION ROUTE
FROM DINING
TO THE MOBILE LAB.
The separated material follows one short, traceable campus route. The moving trailer shows the connection between where food waste is created and where it is processed.
DINING HALL→W2N TRAILER
SOURCE · WEIGHT · DELIVERY
03 / EXTERIOR ANATOMY
A MOBILE LAB.
BUILT FOR CAMPUS.
The enclosed trailer creates a defined place for operation, observation, and learning. Proposed artwork can make the process legible without becoming the product itself.
PHOTO REFERENCE
Body & chassis
A long enclosed trailer with a plain white riveted body, rounded roof edge, two axles, rear loading doors, and a side access door.
A PROPOSED LEARNING DISPLAY
EDUCATION
A small process. A bigger picture.
Dimensional visuals reveal the journey from food scraps through larvae to useful resources.
PROPOSED DISPLAY · CONTENT IS A DEMONSTRATION
04 / RESEARCH + CUTAWAY
A RESEARCH PILOT.
A LEARNING LAB.
The pilot is designed for students and researchers to weigh inputs and outputs, observe conditions, compare cohorts, and document what happens. Switch to the cutaway to understand the compact operating space.
- INTERIOR WIDTH
- 84in
- CEILING HEIGHT
- 78in
Each cohort can produce an operating record: incoming weight, conditions, feeding, survival, output weight, odor observations, labor, and participation.
ILLUSTRATIVE RESEARCH SCENE · NOT A PILOT PHOTOGRAPH
05 / BIOLOGY AT WORK
LARVAE TRANSFORM
THE MATERIAL.
Black soldier fly larvae consume suitable prepared food waste and build larval biomass while leaving a residual material stream. The pilot measures the pathway before making claims about feed or soil use.
PrepareFeedGrowHarvest
Prepare
Start with a suitable food stream.
Separate contamination, record what arrives, and prepare a suitable feed. A consistent starting material makes each cohort easier to understand.
ILLUSTRATIVE PROCESS SCENE · NOT MEASURED RESULTS
06 / EVIDENCE FOR STARS
TURN OPERATION
INTO REPORTABLE EVIDENCE.
W2N does not automatically create STARS points. It can help a university document activity relevant to four potential evidence pathways when the institution defines scope, validates data, and reports it correctly.
OP 8 · Food Recovery +
Document annual assessment and tracking of food and organic materials to inform ongoing improvement.
OP 12 · Waste Generation & Recovery +
Record defined material inputs and recovery outcomes so the pilot can support, rather than replace, institution-wide waste data.
AC · Applied Research +
Connect faculty-led questions, student participation, methods, observations, and outputs to the operating pilot.
EN · Sustainability Education +
Use the trailer display, tours, coursework, and student communication to make the material journey visible and understandable.
The display communicates the lesson. The operating record supports the reporting. See AASHE’s STARS 3.0 guidance for Food Recovery and Waste Generation & Recovery. Eligibility and reporting remain the institution’s responsibility.