Overall Rating | Bronze |
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Overall Score | 28.04 |
Liaison | Sam Edwards |
Submission Date | March 4, 2022 |
Quinnipiac University
OP-8: Sustainable Dining
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.88 / 2.00 |
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Part 1. Sustainable dining initiatives
Local community engagement
Yes
A brief description of the farmers market, CSA or urban agriculture project:
Quinnipiac purchases fish from CT Shellfish, a local seafood company.
Sustainability-themed outlet
Yes
A brief description of the sustainability-themed food outlet:
Rooting For You vegan station in the dining hall.
Inclusive and local sourcing
Yes
A brief description of the support for disadvantaged businesses, social enterprises, and/or local SMEs:
Quinnipiac purchases from numerous Women-owned businesses.
Estimated percentage of total food and beverage expenditures on products from disadvantaged businesses, social enterprises, and/or local SMEs:
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Low-impact dining
Yes
A brief description of the low impact dining events and/or plant-forward options:
Every food station has a vegan option as well as a station that is 100% vegan in the dining hall.
Vegan dining program
Yes
A brief description of the vegan dining program:
Every food station has a vegan option as well as a station that is 100% vegan in the dining hall.
Labelling and signage
Yes
A brief description of the sustainability labelling and signage in dining halls:
We have signage that lets students now about locally sourced products.
Part 2. Food waste minimization and recovery
Food recovery program
Yes
A brief description of the food recovery competition or commitment program or food waste prevention system:
Waste Not 2.0 Compass Program at each dining location in which food waste is tracked daily.
Trayless dining and portion modifications
Yes
A brief description of the trayless dining or modified menu/portion program:
QU no longer offers trays.
Food donation
Yes
A brief description of the food donation program:
Food is donated daily to Haven's Harvest, a food donation program to reduce food insecurity for New Haven residents.
Food materials diversion
Yes
A brief description of the food materials diversion program:
Using a service called Filtafry, our cooking oil is picked up and sold to companies that convert it to fuel. In 2021, QU donated 7475 pounds of oil to Filtafry.
Composting
No
A brief description of the pre-consumer composting program:
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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:
Yes, china dishware and metal utensils are used in the dining halls.
Take-away materials
Yes
A brief description of the compostable containers and service ware:
To go containers are compostable.
Does the institution or its primary dining services contractor offer discounts or other incentives to customers who use reusable containers instead of disposable or compostable containers in “to-go” food service operations?:
Yes
A brief description of the reusable container discount or incentives program:
QU is planning for the fall 2022 semester to provide each student with a reusable to-go container.
Optional Fields
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Website URL where information about the sustainable dining programs is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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