Food on the go is definitely a familiar thing for college students. We are always on the move and rarely have time to sit down and enjoy a meal. I cannot even begin to count the amount of meals I have eaten out of a paper to go tray in my 4 years at Wheaton. However it honestly is shocking for me that we still have them.
A few years ago I worked on a project to attempt to help Wheaton dining services be more sustainable and environmentally frienly. One of the biggest suggestions the group I was on made was to issue reusable plastic containers to students. Students could then fill these up with food and take them with them. The next time they came back they could drop off their dirty one and exchange it for a clean one. Their dirty one would then be washed and given to another student. The amount of waste produced by the college would drop pretty significantly. Dining services loved the idea and said they had tried it before to no avail but would give it another chance. It has not been given another chance though due to the changeover in the leadership in dining services.
I guess I am just surprised that a place like Wheaton which has multiple LEED certified building has not been actively trying to fix this problem. The school appears to have such a clear focus on being sustainable and environmentally friendly. Which makes me wonder what the issue is?
I totally agree with you! Wheaton last year was suppose to give a plastic containers. During the summer I was given this plastic container during June Core but i have no idea why people didnt get them this year.
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