Sustainability

University of North Dakota Dining Services has the "ability" to provide an environmentally friendly dining program that supports the Campus community and the environmental and sustainable goals of the University of North Dakota’s climate action plan.

Do you have ideas? Email us at reducewaste@email.und.edu.

Initiatives for 2011-12

• Working to incorporate Lean Path, a waste tracking system into three dining centers

WHAT WE DO:
When possible, Dining Services will continue to develop relationships with local and regional food growers and manufacturers to increase the use of local and regionally produced food products.

We buy from local and regional producers:
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Hormel Foods Corp. 
Jenny O Turkey Store, Inc.
Dakota Mill & Elevator 
Dakota Pasta Growers Co.
Cloverdale Foods
Baker Boy 
Dean Foods
Ryan Potatoes
Malt O Meal Company 
Michael Foods, Inc. 
Barrel O Fun 
Gold'n Plump
United Sugars Corp. 
Minn-Dak Yeast Company, Inc.

We recycling  within  dining operations: 
Cardboard
Paper
Aluminum
Plastic
Glass
Toner cartridges

We offer environmentally friendly items such as:
cleaning products
carry out containers
reusable cups

We pulp over 85 tons of post consumer waste.

We offer organic coffee.

We recycle waste kitchen grease.
Through the efforts of Midwest Grease, Redwood Falls, MN, all waste kitchen grease is recycled into either bio-fuels or animal feed