Marshall University says it plans to open a commercial compost facility in January.

The university said in a statement that it's working to obtain funding for the last piece of equipment needed to make the facility fully functional.

The facility is being developed by the university's Sustainability Department. Sustainability Manager Amy Parsons-White says most of the waste produced at Marshall can either be recycled or composted.

Marshall President Jerome Gilbert says it's a way for the school to help the environment and give back to the community.

The statement says compost produced by the facility will be used on the Huntington campus and sold to the public.

The facility is being funded in part by an unspecified gift from Tom Wolf, who owns more than a dozen McDonald's franchises.