Eating

Facts

• Almost 60 percent of the municipal solid waste produced in the United States (including paper) is compostable material.
• Food is the #1 least recycled item of all waste materials.
• Landfills contain more food and paper waste than diapers, Styrofoam, and tires combined.  

What you can do

• Get food "for here" instead of "to go."
• If you have to get something to go, choose foods without lots of excess packaging.
• When possible, compost your leftover food, milk cartons and cardboard take-out containers.
• Become a member of the Sustainable Dining Club and ask for a sustainable take-out container at Collis.  Blitz 'wastefree' to sign-up.
• Use an eco-mug for your coffee, soda or dispensed drinks and get 20 oz for the price of 16 at any DDS location. 
• If you take serve ware from DDS, please return it!  DDS looses over $40,000 of china, silverware and trays each year and we all end up paying for it.
• Bring a Nalgene or reused water bottle to class instead of buying a new water-bottle every day.  Fill it up at one of the numerous water fountains around campus.
• Or drink normal tap water!  Hanover town just installed a high-end water filtration system, so tap water is now safe to drink.
• Keep reusable cups, plates, bowls and silverware in your dorm room.
• Buy food in bulk to keep in your dorm room, instead of individual packets.  For example, big boxes of cereal, gallons of milk, and large bags of coffee.
• Take a copy of The Dartmouth that has already been read by someone instead of taking a new one off the rack.

Resources

• All information regarding on campus dining - schedules, meals, waste, recycling practices.
• Read about the Sustainable Dining Club!