Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
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Overall Score | 54.89 |
Liaison | Wendy Harness |
Submission Date | July 6, 2017 |
Executive Letter | Download |
Delta College
OP-8: Sustainable Dining
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.38 / 2.00 |
Cynthia
Grether Manager Auxiliary Services Business Services |
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Part 1: Sustainable Dining Initiatives
Sustainable Dining Policy
No
A brief description of the sustainable dining policy:
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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
Yes
A brief description of the vegan dining program:
Dining services offers a wide selection of vegan options.
Low-Impact Dining Events
Yes
A brief description of the low impact dining events:
Low impact dining events, including such venues as Meatless Monday, Eat Low on the Food Chain, etc, are offered and advertised in on-site promotional pieces and through social media.
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
Yes
A brief description of the sustainability labeling and signage in dining halls:
Healthy heart, calories, and label information is available in on-site promotional materials and social media posts.
Outreach and Education
Yes
A brief description of the outreach efforts to support learning and research about sustainable food systems:
The Sustainability Office hosts tabling events to support and promote sustainable food systems and dining choices.
Other Initiatives
Yes
A brief description of the other sustainability-related dining initiatives:
Healthy Heart program and promotion; Partnered for learning opportunities with Health & Wellness employee groups and committee service and donated water for their activities; Offers specials meal packages as an incentive toward healthy dining.
Part 2: Food and Dining Waste
Food Recovery Program
No
A brief description of the food recovery competition or commitment program or food waste prevention system:
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Trayless Dining and Portion Modifications
Yes
A brief description of the trayless dining or modified menu/portion program:
Trayless dining is encouraged via on-site promotionals, tabling events, and social media. Food Service employees are educated about pre-consumer food waste which is collected and delivered to a neighboring university greenhouse vermiculture program.
Food Donation
Yes
A brief description of the food donation program:
Delta College has partnered with Hidden Harvest for the past 15 years and are one of 352 food contributing donors. The college has donated 906 lbs. of food from its food service operation. http://www.hiddenharvestshares.org
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:
ood Service employees are educated about pre-consumer food waste which is collected and delivered to a neighboring university greenhouse vermiculture program.
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:
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Dine-In Service Ware
Yes
A brief description of the reusable service ware program:
China dinnerware and silverware utensils are provided for dine in and catered meals.
Take-Away Materials
No
A brief description of the compostable containers and service ware:
Reusable containers are given away for special event incentives. To-go meals can be packaged onto compostable / recyclable containers. However, the dining services does not operated an on-site composting program.
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:
Reusable food containers and mugs are offered for sale and also given away as special event promotions. Discounts are offered for refills.
Other Materials Management Initiatives
Yes
A brief description of other dining services materials management initiatives:
In addition to reducing in-house packaging and food server, dining services has moved 98% of their food / food server product delivery to a single vendor. This has reduced the number of deliveries to the campus, the packaging involved, and fuel emissions.
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