NACUFS Member Graduates to
Green Alternative in Campus Dining Facilities
The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay recently integrated EarthShell®—the environmentally preferable disposable dinnerware made from corn, potatoes and limestone—in campus dining facilities as students and faculty members advocated for less waste on their campus. The biodegradable plates and bowls replaced foam and paper dishware in each of the university’s five dining facilities.
Jeff Lee, the university’s general manager for Sodexho dining services, said that much of the decision to change to EarthShell was based on student advocacy and involvement.
“The students felt that the university needed to set an example demonstrating simple, efficient ways to reduce waste and create an eco-responsible learning environment without substituting convenience or quality,” Lee said. “They had so much enthusiasm for the cause and provided extensive research to validate the switch, thereby ensuring their goal became a reality.”
EarthShell disposable dishware is made in the USA of readily renewable and abundant recourses. It uses less energy, less fossil fuels, emits less greenhouse carbon dioxide and acid rain sulfur dioxide, and takes up less space in landfills than paper, plastic and foam. Independent studies prove EarthShell will biodegrade fully in compost, outdoor degradation and a marine environment.