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During the COVID-19 pandemic, many students have expressed concerns over food waste on campus. [https://www.columbiaspectator.com/the-eye/2021/02/04/columbia-dining-during-covid-19-creates-waste-in-a-time-of-food-insecurity/] | During the COVID-19 pandemic, many students have expressed concerns over food waste on campus. [https://www.columbiaspectator.com/the-eye/2021/02/04/columbia-dining-during-covid-19-creates-waste-in-a-time-of-food-insecurity/] | ||
| − | This has also been a concern because [compost] was suspended. | + | This has also been a concern because [[compost]] was suspended. |
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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]]. | ||
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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 01:57, 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]
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