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With the publication of the College Sustainability Report Card 2010, more than 1,100 school survey responses from over 300 institutions are now available online. In total, these surveys offer more than 10,000 pages of data collected from colleges and universities during the summer of 2009. To access surveys from other schools, go to the surveys section of the website. To see grades, or to access additional surveys submitted by this school, please click the "Back to Report Card" link at the beginning or end of the survey.
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Title:
Date survey submitted:
LOCALLY GROWN AND PRODUCED FOOD
Note: Geographic location and seasonal availability are taken into account in assessing
your response. "Local" is defined as within 150 miles of your campus.
2) Do you have any formal policies pertaining to local purchases?
[ x ] No
[ ] Yes. Please describe and provide URL, if available:
Questions 3-5 pertain to locally grown purchases.
3) From how many local farms or growers do you purchase (excluding on-campus
farms/gardens)?
[ # 10 ] Number from which you purchase directly.
[ # 8 ] Number from which you purchase through a distributor. Please specify name and
location of distributor:
4) How much do you spend annually on purchasing food that was grown or raised
locally?
[$ 250,000 ]
5) Please list foods you purchase that are grown or raised locally (e.g., fresh fruits,
vegetables, meat, milk, fish, honey, maple syrup; foods that are processed locally
should be listed in question 8):
Fresh fruits, vegetables, milk
Questions 6-8 pertain to locally produced and/or processed items.
6) From how many local processors do you purchase?
[ # 10 ] Number from which you purchase directly.
[ # 8 ] Number from which you purchase through a distributor. Please specify name
and location of distributor:
7) How much do you spend annually on purchasing food that was processed locally?
[$ 500,000]
8) Please list items you purchase that are processed locally (e.g., bread, granola, ice
cream, baked goods, yogurt, cheese): bread, baked goods, yogurt, pretzels, ice cream
9) Do you purchase milk from a local dairy?
[ ] No
[ x ] Yes. Please provide name of dairy and location: Balford Farms
10) Do you source any food from an on-campus farm or garden?
[ x ] No
[ ] Yes. Please describe source and amount:
11) Do you participate in a farm-to-school program?
[ x ] No
[ ] Yes. Please describe program:
ORGANIC AND SUSTAINABLY PRODUCED FOOD
12) Do you have any formal policies pertaining to the purchase of organic and/or
sustainably produced food?
[x ] No
[ ] Yes. Please describe and provide URL, if available:
13) Do you purchase organically grown or produced food?
[ ] No
[ x ] Yes. Please list items: Retail frozen foods. Organic Produce and Baked Goods.
Organic cereals and soymilk.
14) How much do you spend annually on organically grown or produced food?
[$ 280,000 ]
For questions 15-19, please indicate percentage based on annual dollar amount spent.
15) Do you purchase cage-free eggs and/or confinement-free meat products?
[ x ] No
[ ] Yes. Please indicate (repeat for each product).
[ %] Percentage cage-free eggs
[ %] Percentage confinement-free. Type of meat product:
[ %] Percentage confinement-free. Type of meat product:
16) Do you purchase any grass-fed animal products?
[x] No
[ ] Yes. Please indicate (repeat for each product).
[ %] Grass-fed. Type of animal product:
[ %] Grass-fed. Type of animal product:
17) Do you purchase hormone- and antibiotic-free meat?
[ X] No
[ ] Yes. Please indicate (repeat for each product).
[ %] Percentage hormone- and antibiotic-free. Type of meat:
[ %] Percentage hormone- and antibiotic-free. Type of meat:
18) Do you purchase hormone- and antibiotic-free dairy products?
[ X ] No
[ ] Yes. Please indicate (repeat for each product).
[ %] Percentage hormone- and antibiotic-free. Type of dairy product:
[ %] Percentage hormone- and antibiotic-free. Type of dairy product:
19) Do you purchase seafood that meets Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch guidelines or Marine Stewardship Council standards?
[ x ] No
[ ] Yes. Please indicate.
[ %] Percentage purchased that meets guidelines. Please list guidelines used:
20) Do you offer specifically labeled vegan entrees on a daily, weekly, or other regularly scheduled basis?
[ ] No
[ x ] Yes. Please specify number of options and the frequency with which they are
offered: There are vegan options at lunch and dinner.
21) Please list and give percentages for any other sustainably produced food itemsyou purchase that are not included above:
FAIR TRADE PRODUCTS
22) Do you purchase Fair Trade Certified coffee?
[ ] No
[ x ] Some. Please describe: Fair Trade coffee is offered at all locations.
[ ] All
23) Do you purchase other Fair Trade Certified food products?
[ ] No
[ x ] Yes. Please indicate (repeat for each product). Organic Produce and Baked Goods
are featured on occasion. Organic cereals and soymilk are also offered year round.
[ %] Percentage purchased that is Fair Trade Certified. Type of item:
DISHWARE AND ECO-FRIENDLY INCENTIVES
24) Please indicate which of following your university-operated/contracted dining facilities offers.
[ ] Disposable dishware
[ ] Only reusable dishware
[ x ] Reusable and disposable dishware
25) If you offer disposables, please indicate materials used (check all that apply).
[ ] Plastic or polystyrene
[ ] Postconsumer recycled content
[ x ] Biodegradable/compostable
[ ] Other
Description (optional):
26) Do your dining facilities offer discounts or cash incentives to individuals using reusable dishware, bringing a bag, or bringing reusable containers?
[ ] No
[ x ] Yes. Please describe: There is a $0.05 discount for using a reusable bag or no bag at
retail locations and a $0.05 discount reusable Drexel Mug program at all coffee locations.
27) Do your dining facilities use any polystyrene products (i.e., Styrofoam)?
[ x ] No
[ ] Yes. Please describe:
FOOD COMPOSTING AND WASTE DIVERSION
28) Do your dining facilities compost preconsumer food scraps?
[x ] No
[ ] Yes. Please indicate the proportion of dining facilities that run preconsumer compost
programs (e.g. two out of five dining facilities) and, if available, the combined annual
tonnage composted.
[ %] Proportion of dining facilities that run preconsumer compost programs.
[ ] Annual tonnage of preconsumer compost.
29) Do your dining facilities compost postconsumer food scraps?
[x ] No
[ ] Yes. Please indicate the proportion of dining facilities that run postconsumer compost
programs (e.g. two out of five dining facilities) and, if available, the combined annual
tonnage composted.
[ %] Proportion of dining facilities that run postconsumer compost programs.
[ ] Annual tonnage of postconsumer compost.
30) Do your dining facilities donate excess food to a food bank, soup kitchen, or shelter, etc.?
[x ] No
[ ] Yes. Please describe:
31) Do your dining facilities have a trayless dining program?
[ ] No
[ X] Sometimes--on specific days, on certain occasions, or in specific locations. Please
describe: During the month of April, Trayless Tuesdays are instituted. Throughout the
year Trayless Optional is encouraged with permanent signage that educates customers on
the environmental effects.
[ ] Yes--standard practice. Please describe program including date started and, if
available, data on reduced food waste or water consumption:
32) Please tell us about any other steps your dining facilities have taken to reduce waste (e.g., food waste auditing, recycling used cooking oil for biodiesel production):
Drexel’s Campus Dining has contracted with a cooking waste oil vendor that recycles
100% of all collected oils converting them into bio-fuel for all dining and retail locations.
RECYCLING OF TRADITIONAL MATERIALS
33) Please indicate which traditional materials your dining facilities recycle (check all that apply).
[ ] None
[ x ] Aluminum
[ x ] Cardboard
[ x ] Glass
[ x ] Paper
[ x ] Plastics (all)
[ ] Plastics (some)
[ x ] Other. Please list: Steel containers
34) Are recycling receptacles located throughout dining locations?
[ ] No
[ x ] Yes. Please describe: Containers for aluminum, glass and plastic containers.
35) What is the dining services' current waste-diversion rate (the percentage of recyclable waste diverted from traditional disposal)?
[ 30 %]
AFFILIATIONS
Questions 36-37 are for informational purposes only; responses will NOT be included in
the Report Card evaluation process.
36) Indicate if your dining services are:
[ X ] Contracted. Please describe: Sodexho
[ ] School operated. Please describe:
[ ] Other. Please describe:
37) Is the dining services director, or another dining services staff person, a member of any campus-wide environmental/sustainability initiatives or committees at your
school?
[ x ] No
[ ] Yes. Please describe:
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