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Our Sustainable Commitment

Collage featuring grilled chicken with salad, eggs, and burger

着臼態守Dining is proud to have made a commitment to making our dining operations as green as possible. Some of our sustainable practices include:

  • Sourcing more than 20% of our food from Local Vendors through our FarmSource and Forged Partner Programs.
  • Sending our spent fryer oil to be used to produce bio-diesel fuel rather than sending it to a rendering facility to be used for cosmetics or animal feed. 
  • r-BGH Free Milk and Dairy Products from a Local Farm
  • Cage Free and Organic Shell Eggs and Liquid Eggs
  • Stem to Root Cooking - Using scraps and trimmings from vegetables to make fresh stocks
  • Pre-Consumer Compost Program- materials that are composted in the kitchen during food production, such as scraps and trimmings from fruits and vegetables.
  • Post-Consumer Compost Program
  • Onsite Recycling
  • Digital Menu Boards to decrease paper waste
  • Choose to Reuse reusable to-go container program

Reusable Dining in Boulder 2.0

Boulder 2.0 is only offering reusable dishware options in an effort to cut down on waste from disposable containers. 

Dining In Boulder 2.0

  • Guests dining in at Boulder 2.0 need to use provided reusable dishware. Once you are finished with your meal we ask that you scrape any leftover food into our designated compost bins, and place used dishes on the dish carts to be washed.

Dining To-Go In Boulder 2.0

  • Guests who wish to take their meal to-go will need to enroll in our Choose to Reuse: Reusable To-Go Box Program.

Choose to Reuse: Reusable To-Go Box Program

We've expanded our Choose to Reuse Program! Beginning this semester you can use your reusable boxes in both Boulder and Boulder 2.0, however, if you are taking food to-go in Boulder 2.0 you will need to enroll in the program. You can enroll at the cash registers in both Boulder and Boulder 2.0.

How the program works:

  • There is a $5 deposit to join the program, this will be refunded at the end of the semester once your last container is returned.

  • You can enroll at the cash registers in Boulder and Boulder 2.0. Once enrolled, you will receive either a carabiner clip that can be exchanged for a reusable to-go container or a reusable to-go container for immediate use.
  • Used containers can be placed in designated bins to be washed, and you can ask the cashier for either a clean container or carabiner clip, which can be exchanged for a container whenever you need it. 

Post-Consumer Composting

What is Composting?
Composting is the process of collecting properly decomposed natural materials that can be used to help enrich soil, and help plants grow.

What Can Be Composted?
There is a long list of items that can be composted, including leaves, yard trimmings, shredded newspaper, and fireplace ashes. However, the materials that are most commonly composted in dining operations are food scraps and certified compostable materials.

Pre-Consumer Vs. Post-Consumer Compost

  • Pre-Consumer compost includes materials that are composted in the kitchen during food production, such as scraps and trimmings from fruits and vegetables. We are still operating our pre-consumer compost program in our kitchens.
  • Post-Consumer compost includes materials that are composted by you, the consumer. These materials can include left over food scraps and certified compostable materials such as compostable plates, cups, and utensils.

What can be composted in our dining locations?

  • All disposable wares, including to-go boxes, bowls, plates, cups, and utensils
  • Napkins, paper straw wrappers
  • Leftover food

What can't be composted?

  • Trash, such as condiment packets or chip bags
  • Recycling, such as aluminum, glass, or plastic bottles

What else can I do to help support 着臼態守Dinings commitment to sustainability?

  • Be mindful of food waste: Take a moment to think about how much youd like to eat before grabbing your next meal. If youve taken your food to-go, you can always store it in your refrigerator for later if you havent finished it. If youre dining at Boulder during A.Y.C.E, take a little bit of what youd like- you can always go back for seconds! 
  • Recycling Properly: Make sure that youre recycling properly by only depositing clean, dry, and loose cans, bottles, paper, and cardboard. Much like composting, it only takes one improperly recycled item to contaminate a whole bin. If youre unsure of what can be recycled, you can reference the Sustainability Departments Recycling Webpage

 

 

 

 

 

 

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