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Re: Successful Campaigns to Decrease Food Waste in a School Cafeteria
2011-05-03 11:29:20 UTC
My school (University of California Santa Cruz) has implemented many successful programs including Trayless Dining, "Be a Taster Not a Waster", and food waste audits in dining halls where students see their waste weighed out in front of them. You can contact Clint Jeffries, [email protected], a unit manager for one of our dining halls and the Sustainability Programs Director, on details of our programs and metrics.
Dr. Marjorie Freedman at San Jose State University has done some fascinating studies on plate waste. They posted signs with pictures of correct portion sizes next to too-large portions and got people to not only decrease calorie intake but also plate waste. I think she's also done work on french fries serving container sizes. Her site is http://www.sjsu.edu/people/marjorie.freedman/ and you can email her.
You can name drop me with both of them, you might get a faster reply that way, haha.
I wouldn't skip ahead to composting programs like Kelly suggested. It sounds like your program is aiming to reduce waste, not just redirect the waste stream.
Gabi Kirk
University of California Santa Cruz
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Re: Waste Reduction Attitudes & Behaviors
2011-03-19 11:28:38 UTC
University of California Santa Cruz has been doing surveying of the student body as well as auditing of the waste stream. We found some interesting perceptions but the project is still ongoing. I'd love to share what we have so far though. I am also going to contact the other posters of this thread; all of these projects would be really helpful to what UCSC is working on.
Gabi Kirk
University of California Santa Cruz
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Re: Reusable Mugs on Campus
2011-01-28 02:05:45 UTC
Hale, I'd also like the info please! We'll be starting a campaign like this soon at UCSC.
Gabi Kirk
Outreach Coordinator
UCSC Sustainability Office
United States
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