Reusable Bag + Bottle Program
Rutgers Dining Services strives to ‘Feed People, Not Landfills.’ We contribute to sustainability by reducing our environmental footprint while enhancing our contribution to the social and economic capital of New Jersey, the nation and the world. Several attempts have been made to eliminate the disposables consumed by takeout. Rutgers Dining no longer provides plastic bags or paper cups at takeout, every student with a meal plan receives a reusable bag and bottle courtesy of Rutgers Dining. Our reusable bag + bottle program is intended to eliminate the use of plastic bags, styrofoam cups, paper waxed cups, lids and straws. Over 1.5 million cups, straws and lids have been saved from going into landfills to date. By switching to reusable bags, on average 300,000 plastic bags per semester are saved from going to landfills. Interested in getting one for yourself? Read more about it