What Can We Do?
What Can We Do?
Let's Make a Change
While we look to the future, we are replanting and reconnecting with our food system in a collective effort to create the change we need through food. In its current state, the food system is the leading cause of climate change. We are working hard to change that system by leveraging our scale to be more socially and environmentally responsible, continuing our push for transparency, and creating a culture of change. There is more work to do--and we are committed to doing the right thing for both people and the planet.
With how challenging this year has been, it has given us hope and shown us that anything is possible when we work together. As one collective community WE have the power to make a difference.
We focus on reducing single use plastics where applicable.
We are constantly exploring, evaluating and introducing more and more environmentally safe products.
We have implemented a Waste Not program to train our staff in methods to minimalize the over production of foods and monior our waste.
We use local partnerships primarily before outsourcing to broadline distributors.
We have been reducing our overall water consumption with warewashing.
We are recycling leftover oils & waste to be repurposed.
You can reduce single use plastics by purchasing reusable & eco friendly products.
You can support by choosing to skip the straw (& lid) when dining at our locations.
You can support this effort by only taking what you will eat in the dining hall. We challenge you to have a clean plate every time!
You can support by patronizing local establishments before chains and large scale businesses.
You can support by limiting the amount of water you use during day to day activities.
You can choose to reuse & recylce each and everytime the opportunity presents itself.
Stop Food Waste mission is simple:Reduce Food Waste through education and awareness. |
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DID YOU KNOW...we partner with the Rowan Food Recovery Network to reduce campus food waste?
Each week our team packages the leftover food from our dining locations that would otherwise go uneaten to be donated to the Food Recovery Network. Their team then redistributes the food to three organizations including two shelters for elderly and developmentally disabled individuals and one shelter that serves women and children.
To date in 2021 we have donated over 1,308lbs of food!
For more information on the Food Recovery Network please click here.
Reduce. Reuse. Recycle.
Did you know...we partner with Restaurant Technologies Inc to recycle all of the fryer oil used in our dining locations?In 2020 we were able to repurpose 11,229lbs of oil we used!
"One of our key benefits is sustainability and that means packaging reduction and used cooking oil recycling. Whether you call it yellow grease, shortening, used cooking oil or used fry oil, we recycle over 90% of what we collect into advanced biodiesel. Biodiesel is a renewable energy source that can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by up to 75% compared to regular diesel – as well as reducing carbon monoxide and soot particles by double digits. Best of all it is totally renewable. The small amount of oil that cannot be turned into biodiesel gets turned into animal feed – nothing is wasted." - RTI
Fresh For All
Fresh For All by Philabundance helps put food in the hands of our community members in need. We partner with them weekly to showcase recipes using the fresh produce they're offering.
We Eat. Live. Do. Well
WeEatLiveDoWell.com is a dynamic, interactive "wellness hub" that offers visitors: Weekly Wellness and Sustainability blog posts, COVID-specific series to maintain wellness with trusted information as well as much, much, more!
Neighbor's table
We've partnered with Rowan University & the Glassboro Community to bring meals to families in need this past year and were able to support feeding approximately 50 familes through over 600 meals.
DID YOU KNOW...how much damage a single plastic straw creates?
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A plastic straw has a lifespan of about 20 minutes before it is thrown away, typically ending up in a landfill or polluting our oceans.
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19 million pounds of plastic winds up in the ocean each year with 90% of marine animals having eaten some form of plastic.
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Americans use an estimated 500 million straws per day- roughly the weight of 1000 cars, or enough to wrap around the earth 2.5 times a day!
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Straws are made in 10 minutes, used in 20, and remain on earth forever since they are not biodegradable
Earth Week Activites!
Re-Growing Produce
Did you know - you can stop food waste by RE-GROWING your own produce in WATER from SCRAPS?
Check it out by clicking here.
Eating Plant Foward
Along with individual health benefits, plant-forward eating is also beneficial to our planet by minimizing agricultural land use, saving water, and reducing the impact of climate change.
For more information click here.
