Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
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Overall Score | 51.05 |
Liaison | Juliana Goodlaw-Morris |
Submission Date | June 30, 2017 |
Executive Letter | Download |
California State University, San Marcos
OP-8: Sustainable Dining
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.00 / 2.00 |
Juliana
Goodlaw-Morris Sustainability Manager Safety, Risk and Sustainability |
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Part 1: Sustainable Dining Initiatives
Sustainable Dining Policy
Yes
A brief description of the sustainable dining policy:
http://www.csusm.edu/usu/food/sustainability.html
20% of total food budget needs to be from local, sustainable options by 2020.
On-Campus Sourcing
No
A brief description of the program to source food from a campus garden or farm:
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Local Community Engagement
No
A brief description of the farmers market, CSA or urban agriculture project:
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Vegan Dining Program
No
A brief description of the vegan dining program:
We have vegan options, but I would not say it's a complete and diverse menu of options.
Low-Impact Dining Events
No
A brief description of the low impact dining events:
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Sustainability-Themed Meals
No
A brief description of the sustainability-themed meals:
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Sustainability-Themed Outlet
No
A brief description of the sustainability-themed food outlet:
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Labeling and Signage
No
A brief description of the sustainability labeling and signage in dining halls:
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Outreach and Education
No
A brief description of the outreach efforts to support learning and research about sustainable food systems:
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Other Initiatives
Yes
A brief description of the other sustainability-related dining initiatives:
The dining services contractor does help with our Cougar Eats program. This program helps students learn how to cook healthy and nutritious food.
Part 2: Food and Dining Waste
Food Recovery Program
Yes
A brief description of the food recovery competition or commitment program or food waste prevention system:
The campus has had a composting program for several years to dispose of used coffee grounds. Beginning Fall 2015 the campus partnered with our third party in food services to dispose of their pre-consumer waste.
Trayless Dining and Portion Modifications
No
A brief description of the trayless dining or modified menu/portion program:
Composting food containers are not used on campus at this time.
Food Donation
Yes
A brief description of the food donation program:
For move out, we collect non-perishable food and in the past donated it to the North County Food bank, but now we are collecting for our campus food pantry, which will help students who are food insecure in the fall, 2017.
Food Materials Diversion
No
A brief description of the food materials diversion program:
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Composting
Yes
A brief description of the pre-consumer composting program:
Coffee grounds and pre-consumer waste is picked up on a daily basis from the on campus kitchen area and onsite coffee businesses then delivered to our onsite compost area. We compost on average about 800lbs of pre-consumer organics weekly.
Does the institution or its primary dining services contractor have a post-consumer composting program?:
No
A brief description of the post-consumer composting program:
The campus’s waste hauler currently does not offer a program to accept post-consumer food waste. At this time there is potential for a pilot program, we hope if the program is run, we are selected to participate.
Dine-In Service Ware
Yes
A brief description of the reusable service ware program:
For some events, we will use reusable service ware, but the majority are single use
Take-Away Materials
No
A brief description of the compostable containers and service ware:
Dining Services does not provide these items at this time.
Does the institution or its primary dining services contractor offer discounts or other incentives to customers who use reusable containers (e.g. mugs) instead of disposable or compostable containers in “to-go” food service operations?:
Yes
A brief description of the reusable container discount or incentives program:
On campus Starbucks provides a $0.10 discount to customers who bring in their own reusable cups and $0.20 at Sodexo run- Jazzman's cafe and the Coffee Cart gives you a large coffee for the price of a small if you bring your own cup.
Other Materials Management Initiatives
Yes
A brief description of other dining services materials management initiatives:
The campus is working with our third party service provider to develop programs to reduce waste.
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