Starting this Monday, Summerfields will now offer eco-friendly reusable to-go containers. For only five points, students can buy into the keychain- container system and greatly reduce their environmental impact. Stop by Summerfields to sign up.
Jen Liebschutz ’11, WSA Dining Committee Chair, writes in explaining the initiative:
It’s a new program, brought to you by Bon Appetit and the WSA Dining Committee in conjunction with the Sustainability Committee that provides participating students with reusable to-go containers for taking out meals from Summerfields.
HOW DOES IT WORK? You will pay 5 points at Summerfields to participate and you’ll receive a keychain. You can then trade in the keychain when you want to-go and you’ll get your meal in a clean reusable clamshell container. You later take the dirty container to Summerfields and receive a keychain in exchange. Bon Appetit washes the container, and the system continues.
WHERE? You may use the new containers only at Summerfields (except during exam week, when the Usdan Marketplace will also accept them (during lunch only)). The expansion of the program (to Usdan) next year will depend on the popularity and success of the program this year!
COST? Five points. You will only have to pay once in your time at Wes (unless you lose or break your keychain or container) if you hold onto your keychain over the summer. You can also give your keychain or container to someone else at any time. Summerfields will begin charging 50 cents on disposable containers (the actual cost of them) starting Monday, so it makes financial sense to buy into this program!
The actual cost of the disposable containers is closer to 30 cents
The actual cost of the disposable containers is closer to 30 cents
if i hand in the key chain, what about my keys?
confused.
if i hand in the key chain, what about my keys?
confused.
kind of cute actually… i want a keychain!
kind of cute actually… i want a keychain!
this seems very fair. totally worth it to be able to get to-go.
this seems very fair. totally worth it to be able to get to-go.
How do those disposable containers cost 50 cents a piece?
How do those disposable containers cost 50 cents a piece?
Disposable containers will still be available, but they will cost 50 cents.
Disposable containers will still be available, but they will cost 50 cents.
do we have to use these? i almost never get food to go, and when i do it’s usually when i’m in a hurry. also what if people don’t bring their dirty food containers back for weeks? nasty.
do we have to use these? i almost never get food to go, and when i do it’s usually when i’m in a hurry. also what if people don’t bring their dirty food containers back for weeks? nasty.
i’m going to bitch now but it’s a good long term solution. but still, i’m going to bitch now.
i’m going to bitch now but it’s a good long term solution. but still, i’m going to bitch now.
i can’t tell if this is a good idea.
i can’t tell if this is a good idea.