| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 61.91 |
| Liaison | Emily Vollmer |
| Submission Date | Aug. 2, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Virginia Tech
OP-T2-12: Reusable To-Go Containers
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.25 / 0.25 |
Elena
Dulys-Nusbaum Sustainability Coordinator Dining Services |
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Does campus dining operations provide reusable containers for to-go food that are returned for cleaning and reuse?:
Yes
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A brief description of the reusable to-go container program:
In April 2011, Dining Services began a re-usable to-go container pilot program. The program, titled Green To-Go,” is meant to test a selected eco-clamshell as an alternative to the current Styrofoam containers. Students may purchase the containers at Owens Food Court with cash or flex (dining) dollars. The students own their particular container and may keep it. They are to be used similarly to food storage containers for this particular program (they may not be served into, but food is to be transferred into them from a plate). A feedback process containing a survey and possibly a focus group is ongoing the summer of 2011 and continuing with the program will be reassessed.
For an article about Virginia Tech students lobbying for reusable to-go containers please see: http://www.collegiatetimes.com/stories/11465/group-lobbys-against-styrofoam-containers/p1
For an article about Virginia Tech’s reusable to-go container pilot program please see: http://www.collegiatetimes.com/stories/17551/reusable-containers-to-move-forward
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The website URL where information about the reusable to-go container program is available:
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