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  Campus Dining & Shops is offering free bags of soil amendment on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, April 21st - 23rd, from 8 am until 5 pm. Distribution is at the Statler Commissary loading dock area next to Crofts Hall and across from the Beane Center. Each bag is about 20"x20" (under 10 pounds). Limit 2 bags per person. This soil amendment is prepared from both pre and post-consumer compostible material from our dining centers and prodction facilities. This is not soil and is not compost, it is a nutrient rich, heat stablized material that is tilled into the ground and will break down quickly and enhance the soil. Campus Dining & Shops is a committed Green Partner with the University at Buffalo. Sustainability is a priority for us and we appreciate your support and ideas as we continue to develop a more sustainable dining program.
  TOMRA Uno reverse vending machines are in use across North Campus. The machines recognize, accept and sort all plastic recyclable containers, giving a bottle refund receipt for items that qualify under the New York Bottle Deposit program.
  We encourage students, faculty and staff to use reusable containers through our Reusable Mug Program and Eco-Clamshells
  Reusable Mug - Use a UB CDS reusable mug for a soda or coffee refill and save 10%! Over 110,000 refills purchased. Eco-Clamshell – Available for to-go meals at Goodyear and Governors residential dining centers, these reusable containers reduce over 120,000 disposable containers from seeing the landfill each year. Energy & Water Conservation
  We have purchased wind energy certificates to offset the carbon emissions from the power it takes to operate our public websites. Ecosystem Preservation
  Our locations use environmentally friendly dish soaps and cleaning sanitizer. We compost kitchen & post consumer food scraps which produces a soil amendment that is used in landscaping across UB and in community gardens across Western New York. We have composted over 1.5 million lbs. of food scraps and turned it into 600,000 lbs. of soil amendment!
  The Pride of New York Program promotes and supports the sale of agricultural products grown and food products processed within New York State. By supporting this initiative, we support local farmers and food manufacturers. It's a win-win partnership that sustains local business development. These local businesses include: McCullagh Coffee, Wardynski Meats, Rich's, Al Cohen's Bakery, Rosina, James Desiderio Fruit and Produce, The Basket Company, Go Veggies, Midstate Bakery Distributors, Upstate Farms, Costanzo's Bakery, Perry's Ice Cream, General Mills, Kreher's Farm Fresh Eggs, Finger Lakes Coffee Roasters, and Ilio DiPaolo's Restaurant .
  We are proud to feature locally grown fresh produce from the following farms: Freatman Farms, Robinson Farms, Eden Valley Growers, Piedmonte Farms and Dobbins Orchards.
  Campus Dining & Shops is proud to have spent $3.9 million in food purchases with local vendors last year. As a local company ourselves, we know the importance of helping our community find and choose local products while building relationships with growers, food artisans, and food manufacturers right here in Western New York.
  Our napkins, made from recycled paper, are housed in single-sheet dispensers that let you pull one napkin at a time. This system allows you take only what you need, eliminating wasteful piles of unused napkins.
  Our resident and retail dining locations are Polystyrene (Styrofoam) free – using only paper-based tableware, many which are compostable.
  Stewardship of ocean resources and supporting sustainable aquaculture is critical for long-term viability of our seafood supply. Campus Dining & Shops is dedicated to ensuring that all of the seafood we serve is caught or raised sustainably. Our purchasing standards for fish influence our environmental footprint and send important market signals to manufacturers about the importance of sustainability.
  We do not use any endangered fish or any type of endangered seafood.
  Please contact us by phone at (716) 645-6344 or by using our contact form!
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