| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 66.00 |
| Liaison | Richard Demerjian |
| Submission Date | May 24, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of California, Irvine
OP-T2-12: Reusable To-Go Containers
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.25 / 0.25 |
Jack
McManus Director UCI Hospitality and Dining |
Does campus dining operations provide reusable containers for to-go food that are returned for cleaning and reuse?:
A brief description of the reusable to-go container program:
Reusable to-go containers are sold at cost at all of the residential dining locations and can be used at all food locations on campus. In addition, these containers were given to many of our incoming freshman. In total, more than 3,000 students now have reusable to-go containers and are using them. Reusable to-go containers are dropped off for cleaning by our students at all residential dining locations. They are reissued a clean container. This is a hugely successful program. Annually, more than 200,000 disposable to-go containers have been eliminated.
The website URL where information about the reusable to-go container program is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
This program is in its third year and is very successful. Hundreds if not thousands of cases of paper to-go boxes have been eliminated and thus diverted from the landfill.
This program is in its third year and is very successful. Hundreds if not thousands of cases of paper to-go boxes have been eliminated and thus diverted from the landfill.
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