Drexel Campus Dining works to continually develop and implement sustainable solutions. Through Green Thread, Aramark’s environmental sustainability platform, we bring innovative and efficient solutions to life. We are passionately focused on reducing the environmental impact within our operations.
Waste Minimization
✓ Recycled content bowls used in retail locations. Recycled content utensils will be implemented in Fall 2018
✓ Donated over 2,800 pounds of food to Food Recovery Network from 2016 to present
Fryer Oil Recycling
Recycling
Efficient Operations
✓ Measure and monitor pre-consumer waste
✓ Use Green Cleaning products. Reducing the number of routine chemical cleaning products to one single aquatic biodegradable product with multiple applications
✓ Implement environmentally friendly Blue Technology that uses electrically activated or ionized tap water to safely clean and sanitize surfaces without the use of harsh chemicals
Environmental Impact
✓ 100% of fryer oil recycled and converted to bio-fuel
Responsible Sourcing
✓ Partnerships with over 50 PA/NJ local or minority-owned businesses
✓ Secured partnership with Farm Logix to provide our locations access to off-season quick frozen local produce products not currently available, making operations sustainable year round
✓ Expected for Fall 2018, a partnership with The Common Market to provide locally sourced in-season produce to students for purchase or exchange via a Dining Plan
✓ Implemented purchasing only gestation crate-free pork in 2017
✓ Accomplished cafe-free shell eggs in all dining locations in 2017. Committed to cage-free liquid eggs by 2020
✓ Sustainable seafood alliance with Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch Program. Committed to purchasing 100% of seafood from sustainable sources by year end 2018
✓ Local purchase within 250 miles equivalent to 17% in winter, 27% in remaining seasons
Education
✓ Promotion & awareness of our vegan, vegetarian & gluten-free options
✓ Communicating the nutritional and economic benefits of eating locally & seasonally
✓ Ongoing programming focused on sustainability education and sustainable practices; follow us on social media (@DrexelDining) to learn more about green events such as:
- Caught Green Handed: Pop-ups rewarding guests for making green choices while dining on campus
- Sample What’s Sustainable: Samplings featuring local products from the West Philadelphia Enterprise Center
- Weigh the Waste: Events focusing on post-consumer waste, educating guests on the carbon footprint that wasted food creates
