Food waste at ASU

Food waste at ASU

1. Inputs to food waste system

   • Commercial Restaurants
   • Dining Halls
     • • PIcture of a typical meal from the dining halll
   • POD Markets
     • • Picture of waste after a meal from the POD
   • Catering
   • Surrounding restaurants/stores
     • • Picture of plastic cup that eventually became waste from nearby restaurant (Dutch Bros)
   • Promo/ food samples
   • Order in food
     • Postmates
     • Ubereats
   • Care packages
   • Food packages from home
   • Influencing factors
     • Packaging Products(what the food comes in)
       • Plastic
       • Cardboard
       • Reusable containers
     • Education
       • Zero Waste programs
       • Posters (at dining halls, Memorial Union, on trash cans, signs in dorms
       • Zero waste clubs
     • Convenience
       • Time (like in a rush)
       • Closeness to waste recepticals
       • Ease of access to food
     • Student population (sustainability students are more aware of their waste)
       • Neglience
     • Money
       • For education programs
       • To buy food
     • Dining Hall Plans

2. Outputs

   • Trash bins (very accessible, around 100 yards away from each other)
   • Compost bins (Mainly at dining halls where employees compost student's food)

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