Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 53.04
Liaison Jennifer Kleindienst
Submission Date Oct. 14, 2013
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STARS v1.2

Wesleyan University
OP-T2-11: Reusable Container Discounts

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Michael Strumpf
Bon Appétit Resident District Manager
Campus Dining Service
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Does campus dining operations offer discounts to customers who use reusable mugs instead of disposable cups in to-go food service operations?:
Yes

A brief description of the reusable mug program:

Bon Appetit operates a reusable mug program, which gives students and employees a 10 cent discount on a cup of coffee at Pi Cafe and Usdan Cafe. Anyone who purchases a Wesleyan reusable mug in the Cardinal Technology Store gets a 10% discount on the mug and on any cup of coffee they purchase on campus using the mug. Long Lane Farm receives $1 of the proceeds from each mug sold.


Amount of the discount offered for using reusable mugs:
0.10

Description of other reusable food- or beverage-related programs (e.g. incentives for use of reusable bags, dishware, to-go containers):

In Weshop, the campus grocery store, students are charged 25 cents for each disposable bag to reduce waste.


The website URL where information about the reusable mug discount program is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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