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CLAREMONT COLLEGESREUSABLE CUP PROGRAM
Samantha MeyerSustainability and Purchasing CoordinatorPomona College Dining Services
Founded in 1887Claremont, CA
(35 miles east of downtown Los Angeles)
1,560 studentsPrivate institutionMember of the
Claremont Colleges10-year Sustainability
Action PlanAASHE Stars Gold
POMONA COLLEGE OVERVIEW
3 dining halls3,000 meals per dayStudents may eat at
any of the seven Claremont College dining halls
Goal: 15% sustainable food by 2015 and 30% by 2020
2011-12: over 36% sustainable food
POMONA COLLEGE DINING SERVICES
SUSTAINABILITY AND DINING SERVICES
Local Produce
SUSTAINABILITY AND DINING SERVICES
Local Businesses
SUSTAINABILITY AND DINING SERVICES
Beverages
SUSTAINABILITY AND DINING SERVICES
Meat, Dairy and Eggs
SUSTAINABILITY AND DINING SERVICES
Sustainable Seafood
SUSTAINABILITY AND DINING SERVICES
Waste Management
THE PROJECT
Replace disposable cupsReduce wasteLower perceived barriersEngage campus stakeholders
ResearchBuild on existing
take out programInformation is
not enoughUnderstand
stakeholder motivators
APPROACH
Data collectionFinding a cupStakeholder
meetingsStudentsDining staffCampus lifeVPs and treasurerOther dining directors
ACTIONS
Waste reductionSavingsStakeholder
experiencesDining staffVPsClaremont Colleges
Community feedback
RESULTS
THANK YOU!samantha.meyer@pomon
a.edu