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What is Sustainability?
Ecological Preservation:
- Waste reduction, recycling, composting
- Conservation of soil and water resources
- Energy and material efficiencies to minimize impact on ecosystem
- Protection and enhancement of wildlife habitats
Social Justice:
- Support a living wage requirement
- Overall human rights initiatives
- Safe working conditions
Why is Sustainability important?
Seven Critical Global Trends
- The Population Explosion
- Diminishing Land Resources
- Diminishing Water Resources
- The Destruction of the Atmosphere
- The Approaching Energy Crisis
- Social Decline
- Conflicts and Increasing Killing Power
Source: Green Handbook: Nielsen
What are the benefits?
Our Students:
- Concern for the environment
- Support for human rights
- Perceived quality (freshness)
Our University:
- Support environment protection
- Point of differentiation for institution
- Health concerns & nutritional value
- Important student cause
- Educational value
Our State:
- Economic impact: local employment / business
- Environment protection
- Nutritional value & health concerns
- Support safe working conditions and living wage
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Sustainability @ UNLV
POST-CONSUMER COMPOST ART CONTEST
We are excited to get your entries for the contest, and more excited about using one of them to start the post-consumer recycling in the Student Union in the Fall! Winner gets $300 in Dining Dollars, 2nd plance $100.
Click here for contest rules.
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Composting of all food waste:
-Pre-Consumer / All Locations
-Post at Dining Commons
Compost goes to A1 Organics.
Recycling of all tin cans, aluminum, steel, cardboard and plastic
Cooking Oil Is Recycled for BIO-Diesel
Blue Cleaning using the NSFI certified ec-H2O
Bleach Free Cleaning Products
Resusable To-Go containers used in Dining Commons
Java City Fair Trade certified coffee available at POD and Fair Trade certified coffee is available at Starbucks
Zero-Waste option for catering events
Trayless dining in Dining Commons:
-Saves water on cleaning
-Reduces food waste |
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Phone: (702) 895-5687
UNLV Dining Services
4505 S Maryland Parkway
Tonopah Hall - 115N
Las Vegas, NV. 89154 |
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UNLV Dining is
committed to protecting and improving the environment by weaving an essential
Green Thread
through every aspect of our business:
Foods
Buildings
Resources
Products
Waste
Transportation
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Carbon Foodprints
Help reduce UNLV's carbon foodprint at our residential dining locations. Look for our identifiers to make a difference in your carbon foodprint by eating low carbon foodprint entrees!
What can you do to reduce your foodprint?
- Replace red meat & dairy with chicken, fish, or eggs at least one day a week. On average, red meat is 150% more GHG-intensive than chicken or fish.
- Eat lower on the food chain: vegetables, fruits, and grains
- Taste, don’t waste. Reducing your food waste also lowers our carbon footprint
- Buy local and organic foods
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