Fair Trade

Longwood Dining demonstrates environmental responsibility with a dining program that promotes the preservation of the earth's resources and promotes fair trade and organic initiatives.

FREE!  Refundable Deposit of $2.00 -- purchase now for $2.00 -- money refunded at end of semester when container is returned. 

Reduce Waste - Conserve resources - reduce cost of Managing Solid Waster - Elevate education and awareness of disposable product use - Promote more responsible personal, lifetime habits.

Reusable to-go food containers are available in Dorrill Dining Hall Outta Here location beginning on Wednesday, Oct. 21, which is National Campus Sustainability Day.  By purchasing this hard plastic container, which is dishwasher safe and goes through the same cleaning process as dinnerware in the dining hall, people will reduce the number of disposable containers going into the landfill.  Longwood Students can purchase the reusable to-go container with their Bonus Dollars or Longwood Dollars -- for only $2.00 - and this is refundable at the end of the semester when you return the to-go container.

Students who buy the container, for use only in the dining hall Outta Here to-go restaurant, will receive a laminated voucher, similar to the "MVP" cards used by grocery stores, which can be given in exchange for a reusable container of food.  Students rinse and return the to-go containers and are provided a clean reusable to-go container at no additional cost. 

ARAAMRK Higher Education introduced the container at many of its campuses this fall after a successful pilot program last year.  ARAMARK expects it will divert more than two million disposable from landfills during the 2009-10 school year.  Baylor University has reduced disposable container usage by 40 percent since implementing the containers in fall 2008.