| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 83.87 |
| Liaison | Yolanda Cieters |
| Submission Date | March 1, 2024 |
Seattle University
IN-32: Single-Use Plastic Ban
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0.50 / 0.50 |
Yolanda
Cieters Associate Director CEJS |
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Has the institution banned or eliminated the on-site sales and distribution of at least one type of single-use disposable plastic?:
Yes
A brief description of the single-use disposable plastics that have been banned or eliminated:
--SU is a “Single-use Plastic Bottled Water FREE Campus” since 2010. Seattle University students succeeded in getting the Executive Team to stop selling single-use, plastic, bottled water everywhere on campus in September 2010. See SU’s case study here: https://www.seattleu.edu/media/cejs/files/what-su-is-doing/NWF-Campus-Ecology-case-study-on-SU-bottled-water-ban.pdf
--Plastic shopping bags are not used or sold following the City of Seattle’s Plastic Bag Ban (in effect since 2012): https://www.seattle.gov/documents/Departments/Council/Members/OBrien/201202bagban.pdf
--Plastic straws and utensils are not used or sold following the City of Seattle’s Plastic Straw and Utensils Ban (in effect since 2018): https://www.seattle.gov/documents/Departments/SPU/Services/Recycling/EnglishSPUFlyer-LetterStrawsandUtensilsAM.pdf
--All to-go ware from Seattle U's cafe's and catering services is made from compostable plant-derived plastic or paper. This includes grab-and-go food packaging, paper to-go ware, and disposable utensils, cups, and straws.
--Plastic shopping bags are not used or sold following the City of Seattle’s Plastic Bag Ban (in effect since 2012): https://www.seattle.gov/documents/Departments/Council/Members/OBrien/201202bagban.pdf
--Plastic straws and utensils are not used or sold following the City of Seattle’s Plastic Straw and Utensils Ban (in effect since 2018): https://www.seattle.gov/documents/Departments/SPU/Services/Recycling/EnglishSPUFlyer-LetterStrawsandUtensilsAM.pdf
--All to-go ware from Seattle U's cafe's and catering services is made from compostable plant-derived plastic or paper. This includes grab-and-go food packaging, paper to-go ware, and disposable utensils, cups, and straws.
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