Sustainability on Campus

   

Brandeis University will join over 630 college in the annual Recyclemania competition. This year our focus is on waste minimization. To find out more about the competition, click here.


New Sustainability News This Semester! New compostable & recyclable sushi containers are now being used at Washoku. Remember, our GreenThread To Go Container Program is always an option. You can start participating by visiting our POD Market in lower USDAN to purchase your container today. Click here to find out more about the program.

Cool Fun Sustainability Facts! See what we are doing to lower our carbon footprint:

-Our milk is produced from a local farm in Derry, NH.
-Trayless dining is available at all dining locations in USDAN and in the Non-Kosher Dining in Sherman.
-We offer biodegradable “to go” containers.
-We use recycled paper napkins and paper towels
-We offer a $.99 coffee refill program. Just bring your travel mug to any on-campus dining location and refuel & refill for $.99
-Bottled water is not sold in the Café or Boulevard. Instead, we have set up hydration stations for you to quench your thirst!
-Our cleaning products are all green! Click here to learn more about our Electronically Activated Water Technology.

Destination Green! Brandeis University has launched a new game aimed at increasing sustainability awareness. Each week a new fact is posted that correlates with a trivia question. Students have the chance to enter to win weekly prizes along with a grand prize for each answer submitted. Weekly prizes are $5 gift certificates to EBB and the Grand Prize is a sustainability dinner cooked for 4 by our Executive Chef, Matthew Thompson, in our Faculty Club Dining Room. Come play in USDAN and Sherman…enter to win…and maybe even learn something cool!

Through a collaborative effort of Students, Administrators and Dining, Brandeis will be the site for monthly farmers market featuring many local produce vendors.  For more information, click here.

Above: Brandeis Students Galen Pardee, Lisa Frank & James Bartolucci, pictured with Dining Services Director, Michael Newmark in front of the newly painted mural to promote the new sustainable water station at usdan.

Above: The Dining Services team presents a donation from the proceeds of the Farmers Market Project to the Greening Class. This Farmers Market Project included the sale of popular home made baked breads.

At Dining Services, we respect our responsibility to the planet, the environment and the community in which we work.  We nurture our world with a commitment to sound environmental and business practices.  We recognize our mutual global interdependence and develop programs with a holistic focus to preserve vibrant communities, support ecological systems, and embrace a sustainable future.  Recently, Dining Services switched to 100% recycled paper for all printers, photocopies, and other office use.

We proudly use the following Green Cleaning Products in our daily food service operations:

Apex Solid Dishwasher
Apex Rinse Solid
Apex Pot & Pan
Apex Silverware Presoak

Go Tray Less in Sherman! Click Here