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SUSTAINABILITY
As a guest, it is easy to make smart environmental choices when you dine on campus. From purchasing seasonal produce to reducing waste, SBU Eats is dedicated to providing you with an exceptional dining experience that is good for you and good for the planet.
SBU EATS GOES GREEN: REUSABLE TAKE-OUT CONTAINER PROGRAM
Reusable SBU EATS Goes Green take-out containers can be picked up at East or West Side Dine-In locations.
The first container is FREE for anyone on a meal plan. Additional containers can be purchased at the register of the Dine-In locations for $5 (Wolfie Wallet can be used).
When returning your container, remember to let the cashier know before you deposit it in the return bin.
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SUSTAINABLE SOURCING
SBU Eats makes a great effort to include locally sourced, sustainable, whole foods.
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FREIGHT FARM
Stony Brook University has a hydroponic Freight Farm where student farmers can grow crops year-round in an indoor environment.
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WASTE REDUCTION
In the U.S., we send 40% of all of the food we produce to landfills. Some people might dismiss this as naturally biodegradable. But in a landfill, the food degradation process forms methane, a greenhouse gas that’s around 30 times more potent than carbon dioxide!
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COMPOSTING
A Cross-Campus Effort
SBU Eats collects the food scraps that volunteers load into the composter and track the progress. After 3 weeks, campus operations and maintenance unloads the compost to be cured and distributed in the landscaping and flower beds throughout campus.
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PERMACULTURE GARDEN
SBU Eats worked with seniors in the Sustainability Studies Program to research, design, build, and operate a successful campus garden.
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HELP US KEEP STONY BROOK GREEN
Look for signs across campus promoting our efforts to create a greener Stony Brook University.
- Featuring fresh, local, seasonal produce when available
- SBU Eats Goes Green reusuable takeout containers
- Natural and organic snacks and beverages
- Compost made behind Roth Food Court is used in the campus garden beds.
- Innovative closed-loop bulk cooking oil management system eliminates the need to use boxed cooking oil along with the removal of single use plastic/traditional cardboard packaging from landfills. In addition, the annual Green House Gas Co2 emissions reduction is equivalent to removing cars from the road annually. We recycle used cooking oil and convert it into biodiesel.