Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 65.35
Liaison Suchi Daniels
Submission Date Feb. 19, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

University of South Florida (Tampa)
IN-24: Innovation A

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Jessica Cicalese
USF Dining Dietitian
Aramark
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Name or title of the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome:
Lean Path Post Consumer Program

A brief description of the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome that outlines how credit criteria are met and any positive measurable outcomes associated with the innovation:

USF Dining initiated a new program called the Lean Path Post Consumer Pilot Program.

USF Dining has partnered with LeanPath to participate in their pilot program of Post-Consumer waste. A food weight tracking device captured all guests' waste left on their plate. The average guest takes 0.45lbs of food per meal and the average waste per meal was 0.29 lbs. Based on the results USF dining projects 67,406 lbs of post-consumer waste annually . With these data USF dining can roll out new initiatives including menu design, recipe portions, and consumer awareness to help reduce waste.


Which of the following impact areas does the innovation most closely relate to? (select up to three):
Food & Dining
Waste

A letter of affirmation from an individual with relevant expertise or a press release or publication featuring the innovation :
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The website URL where information about the innovation is available :
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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