Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 51.10
Liaison Kristin Larson
Submission Date Aug. 1, 2012
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

San Diego State University
OP-T2-11: Reusable Container Discounts

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Geoff Chase
Dean of Undergraduate Studies
Center for Regional Sustainability, Division of Undergraduate Studies
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Does campus dining operations offer discounts to customers who use reusable mugs instead of disposable cups in to-go food service operations?:
Yes

A brief description of the reusable mug program:

The SDSU Aztec Markets sell reusable beverage mugs and offer a discount for refills. SDSU encourages campus vendors to accept reusable beverage containers and offer discounts to consumers who provide their own container in order to reduce waste. Campus Starbucks and Peabody's Coffee locations give $.10 discounts customers who provide reusable cups.


Amount of the discount offered for using reusable mugs:
0.10

Description of other reusable food- or beverage-related programs (e.g. incentives for use of reusable bags, dishware, to-go containers):

Reusable to-go food containers are now available for purchase at the SDSU Farmer's Market. Incentives for using the containers vary by food vendor.
Reusable bags are for sale at all of the Aztec Markets.


The website URL where information about the reusable mug discount program is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
---

The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.