A 2012 waste audit revealed that USD's waste consists of 51% comingled recyclables, 41% solid waste, and 5% cardboard. All three of these waste factors and percentages would decrease significantly from the implementation of a tupperware program at USD. Additionally, Dining Services has already been approached and asked to establish a program like this several times in the past. Furthermore, not only would a tupperware system allow all three of USD's largest waste contributors to take a backseat and decrease their harmful impact on the sustainability goals of our campus, it would also allow our university to rank higher on the national list of eco-friendly and green college campuses.
Below is a picture of a sophomore student using tupperware to eliminate her own food waste:
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