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Article originally posted at https://www.westernfrontonline.com/2018/11/28/compost-bins-installed-in-dorm-rooms-following-student-led-effort/ Compost bins installed in dorm rooms following student-led effort The new compost buckets are specifically designed with odor-cancelling ventilation. // Photo by Jaden Moon By Samuel Fletcher This week Western is launching a university-wide compost program which will put state-of-the-art bins in every dorm room on campus. The effort was completely student-led. Students Jessica Loveland, Abby Severns and Risa Askerooth are mentors in the Sustainability Representative Program, located in Western’s Office of Sustainability. As such, they were tasked with doing a year-long project focused on improving sustainability. During her freshman year, Loveland took it upon herself to make a compost bucket and walk it to the nearest food-waste bin on campus, she said. Making the ecologically-conscious activity more accessible to other students seemed like a…