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Pre-pandemic, [[EcoReps]] hosted monthly plate scraping events at [[John Jay Dining Hall]], where students were incentivized to not waste food. Students scrape their food into a compost bin after eating,  and if they do not have any food waste, they are entered into a drawing to win 25 [[Dining Dollars]].  
 
Pre-pandemic, [[EcoReps]] hosted monthly plate scraping events at [[John Jay Dining Hall]], where students were incentivized to not waste food. Students scrape their food into a compost bin after eating,  and if they do not have any food waste, they are entered into a drawing to win 25 [[Dining Dollars]].  
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As of February 2021, supermarkets and grocery stores in NYC are required to donate excess food to charity. [https://www.onegreenplanet.org/vegan-food/nyc-law-requires-supermarkets-donate-excess-food-to-charity/]
  
 
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[[https://www.columbiaspectator.com/the-eye/2021/02/04/columbia-dining-during-covid-19-creates-waste-in-a-time-of-food-insecurity/ Columbia Daily Spectator article: "Columbia Dining During COVID-19 Creates Waste in a Time of Food Insecurity"]]

Latest revision as of 02:57, 2 July 2021

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many students have expressed concerns over food waste on campus. [1]

This has also been a concern because compost was suspended.

Pre-pandemic, EcoReps hosted monthly plate scraping events at John Jay Dining Hall, where students were incentivized to not waste food. Students scrape their food into a compost bin after eating, and if they do not have any food waste, they are entered into a drawing to win 25 Dining Dollars.

As of February 2021, supermarkets and grocery stores in NYC are required to donate excess food to charity. [2]


External Links

[Columbia Daily Spectator article: "Columbia Dining During COVID-19 Creates Waste in a Time of Food Insecurity"]