Kitchen Cabinet

Tag: Waste

  • Speaking of Plastic bottles….

    Speaking of Plastic bottles….

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    Gustease

    Gusties’ consumption of bottled beverages declined in 2008-09 over the prior year by about 10%. Yea Gusties! That being said, per student/faculty/staff consumption still averaged 149 bottles – yikes – that seems like way too much, doesn’t it? Next time we reach for a bottled beverage, might we consider a fountain alternative in a paper…

  • GustieWare Update

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    Gustease

    The following message is an excerpt from a curious party Re: “How did the GustieWare Program go?”: Initially, the 2007-08 disposable use numbers were higher – don’t know why or who had bad data. Anyway, after we implemented the GustieWare program (2008-09), our disposable container use dropped 46% from 119,800 to 64,800. 55,000 fewer cardboard…

  • Gustieware: it’s famous!

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    heldke

    An article in College Planning and Management discusses the Gustieware program as an example of “environmentally conscious changes on campus.” Now, if only we could implant those homing devices in the things….

  • Consider the Bag!!

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    Gustease

    A short movie from our friends at Free Range Studios.

  • Big Hill Student Farm Begins Composting Today!

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    Gustease

    The Big Hill Student Farm members will begin collecting produce waste from the Dining Service Kitchen today to begin the process of establishing a compost pile for their garden. Student volunteers will pick up four, 5 gallon pails of vegetable and fruit scraps daily to get the compost started. The Dining Service has committed to…

  • Meeting Minutes – March 3, 2009

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    jlencion

    Present: Kim Braun, Jim Dontje, Lisa Heldke, Cindy Johnson-Groh, Steve Kjellgren, Joe Lencioni, Sujay Rao, Rebecca Welp Rebecca Welp George Elliott, the nutritionist, spoke about eating disorders and what to watch for. Warning signs, bulimia in particular, are not as prominent as they once were. Cindy Johnson-Groh suggested that it may be beneficial for George…