Beginning Monday, September 14, 2009

Reusable To Go Containers & Cups – Free For Resident Meal Plan Members!

Do your part to:

  • Help reduce waste on campus.
  • Conserve natural resources and materials.
  • Reduce University cost of managing solid waste.
  • Promote more responsible personal, lifetime habits.

To Get Started:

  • Pick up your reusable to go box and cup in the dining hall or lobby of RJSC & sign off that you have received them.
  • Resident meal plan members will receive them for free.  (The initial cost of the to go box and cup is being paid for by the University as part of the University's Sustainability Initiative).
  • Commuter students and/or non-meal plan members may purchase a cup for $3 and a to go box for $3.75.
 The Process:
  • Bring your to go box & cup to the dining hall when you would like to take your food out with you.
  • You will trade in your to go box for a clean and sanitized one.
  • You are responsible for keeping your cup clean as it will not be traded in for a clean one. 

What if?

  • If you forget or loose your to go box or cup:   Don't worry you can purchase another to go box for $3.75 and another cup for $3.00.  Resident meal plan members will only receive one of each for free.
  • If you want to eat in:  No need to bring in your to go box or cup, just leave in your room.

And remember...

  • You only need to bring in your box to be traded in for a clean and sanitized one when you want to take your food out.
  • You will NOT be able to sit in the dining hall with a to go box.
  • Once you have signed off on getting your to go box and cup, you will NOT be able to get a Styrofoam container.  If you are not a resident meal plan member, you may participate by purchasing a to go box and cup.

  F.S.U. College Campus Dining Sustainability Initiatives
  • Implemented trayless initiatives to save water, food waste and electricity. The benefits of tray removal include:
      • Saves food waste – removing trays reduces food waste by 25-30% per person.
      • Saves water – each tray needs 1/3 to ½ gallon of heated water to clean.  One student can save almost 500 gallons of water annually.
      • Saves energy and reduces our dependence on non-renewable fossil fuels.
      • Saves cleaning agents which can pollute our water supply.
  • Re-usable Eco - Friendly to go containers at R.J.S.C. dining hall.
  • Energy-efficient light bulbs are used whenever possible.
  • Napkins made from 100% recycled materials used in dining hall.
  • FSU Campus Dining works with produce distributor, Freshpoint, and primary distributor, Sysco, to source locally grown products and alter menus to incorporate as much locally grown food as possible.
  • All vegetable fryer oil is recycled through Eco – Logic & subsequently used for diesel fuel.
  • Induction, convection and pressure cooking technologies and methods are utilized to reduce food waste and energy consumption.
  • Bulk dispensers are used when practical to reduce packaging.  Products available in bulk include juices, sodas, milk, ketchup, Ranch salad dressing, honey mustard, BBQ sauce, mayonnaise, and most cereals.
  • New energy efficient dish washer decreases water & chemical consumption. Guaranteed to be more energy efficient than previous model.