Overall Rating | Silver |
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Overall Score | 61.40 |
Liaison | Justin Owen |
Submission Date | April 25, 2022 |
Weber State University
OP-8: Sustainable Dining
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.35 / 2.00 |
Jennifer
Bodine Sustainability Specialist Facilities Management |
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Part 1. Sustainable dining initiatives
Local community engagement
No
A brief description of the farmers market, CSA or urban agriculture project:
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Sustainability-themed outlet
No
A brief description of the sustainability-themed food outlet:
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Inclusive and local sourcing
No
A brief description of the support for disadvantaged businesses, social enterprises, and/or local SMEs:
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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:
The Wildcat Room has a Meatless Monday program.
Vegan dining program
Yes
A brief description of the vegan dining program:
The Wildcat Room has a Meatless Mondays program. Tres Habaneros, Stone Pizza, the Garden Artist, and the Wildcat Room in the Shepherd Union provide vegan dining options every day.
Labelling and signage
Yes
A brief description of the sustainability labelling and signage in dining halls:
Sodexo labels their food with the following icons: vegan, vegetarian, local, and organic.
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:
Sodexo utilizes Lean Path to track and prevent food waste in the kitchen.
Trayless dining and portion modifications
No
A brief description of the trayless dining or modified menu/portion program:
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Food donation
Yes
A brief description of the food donation program:
WSU has a Food Recovery Network chapter that works with our food service provider, Sodexo, to get leftover food from events to local homeless shelters. Sodexo also donates food to the Weber Cares Food Pantry which is available to students in need.
Food materials diversion
Yes
A brief description of the food materials diversion program:
Some of the food waste leaving Sodexo's kitchen is taken to a local pig farmer. The rest is composted on site in the Earth Tub.
Composting
Yes
A brief description of the pre-consumer composting program:
In the summer of 2012 WSU purchased and installed an Earth Tub to compost all of the pre-consumer food waste generated by the kitchen staff at the Shepherd Union. All food prepared for conferences, the campus food court, and the campus buffet (The Wildcat Room) is prepared at the Shepherd Union.
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:
In the Wildcat Room, the dining area, chinaware is used rather than plastic or disposable utensils, etc.
Take-away materials
No
A brief description of the compostable containers and service ware:
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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:
A mug can either be purchased from Sodexo or you can bring your own and receive a discount off any refill of coffee or soda.
Optional Fields
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Website URL where information about the sustainable dining programs is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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