Overall Rating | Bronze |
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Overall Score | 29.22 |
Liaison | Laurel Pikcunas |
Submission Date | March 3, 2022 |
University of Hawaii Maui College
OP-8: Sustainable Dining
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.88 / 2.00 |
Meagan
Jones SSM Faculty Sustainable Science 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
No
A brief description of the low impact dining events and/or plant-forward options:
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Vegan dining program
No
A brief description of the vegan dining program:
There is a salad bar in the dining hall but I would not consider it a diverse, complete-protein vegan option available to every member of the campus community at every meal.
Labelling and signage
No
A brief description of the sustainability labelling and signage in dining halls:
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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 participates in the EPA food recovery challenge and Maui College donates food to the Maui Food bank.
Trayless dining and portion modifications
Yes
A brief description of the trayless dining or modified menu/portion program:
Trayless dining is enforced to customers unless the trays are required to accomodate customers with disabilities.
Food donation
Yes
A brief description of the food donation program:
UHMC Dining Services donates excess food that would go to waste to the Maui Food Bank
Food materials diversion
Yes
A brief description of the food materials diversion program:
Yes, oil is recycled. Food waste is give to pig farmers or on campus composting.
Composting
No
A brief description of the pre-consumer composting program:
Food waste is given to on campus composting for the farms but there is no official program.
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:
The dining hall provides metal utensils, porcelain, and melamine plates for dine in meals
Take-away materials
Yes
A brief description of the compostable containers and service ware:
The dining hall provides compostable to go containers and utensils, however we do not have an on site composting program.
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:
Customers who use reusable containers can receive a discount on dispensed coffee and soft drinks.
Optional Fields
Sodexo encourages consumers to practice healthy and balanced lifestyle choices by adopting smart eating habits and participating in physical activity and exercise. More on Sodexo's health and well being commitments can be found here: https://us.sodexo.com/our-impact/health-wellbeing.html
Website URL where information about the sustainable dining programs is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Sodexo participates in the EPA food recovery challenge and Maui College donates food to the Maui Food bank. Customers who use reusable containers can receive a discount on dispensed coffee and soft drinks. The dining hall provides compostable to go containers and utensils, however we do not have an on site composting program. The dining hall provides metal utensils, porcelain, and melamine plates for dine in meals. Food waste is given to on campus composting for the farms but there is no official program. Cooking oil is recycled. Food waste is give to pig farmers or on campus composting. UHMC Dining Services donates excess food that would go to waste to the Maui Food Bank. Limited trays only used by older customers that cannot hold food items.
Sodexo encourages consumers to practice healthy and balanced lifestyle choices by adopting smart eating habits and participating in physical activity and exercise. More on Sodexo's health and well being commitments can be found here: https://us.sodexo.com/our-impact/health-wellbeing.html
More data on food and dinning was submitted through David Tamanaha, Vice Chancellor for Administrative Services. Most info for this section was found by Doug Paul, Douglas.Paul@sodexo.com.
Sodexo encourages consumers to practice healthy and balanced lifestyle choices by adopting smart eating habits and participating in physical activity and exercise. More on Sodexo's health and well being commitments can be found here: https://us.sodexo.com/our-impact/health-wellbeing.html
More data on food and dinning was submitted through David Tamanaha, Vice Chancellor for Administrative Services. Most info for this section was found by Doug Paul, Douglas.Paul@sodexo.com.
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