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Manoa Sustainability Council
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Category Archives: Food
Bring Your Own Bag (BYOB) at Paradise Palms
If you had lunch or coffee in Paradise Palms last week, you may have noticed a large banner that states “Bring Your Own Bag.” Every door at Paradise Palms also has a new sticker proudly claiming that the … Read the rest
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Report on a plastic-free UHM
During Spring, 2014, five undergraduates (Ileana Argyris, Wyatt Bartlett, Cheuck Ng, Alyse Rutherford, and Alex Young) completed a report on the issues related to the University of Hawaii at Manoa campus becoming (single use) plastic free. The report contains the … Read the rest
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UHM bans styrofoam
The University of Hawaii at Manoa has implemented a new policy on sustainable food products that phases out the use of styrofoam on campus.
The approved policy encourages the use of reusable and compostable products, and it bans EPS foam … Read the rest
Draft Sustainable Food Service Products 040213
POLICY FORMAT
Prepared by: OVCAFO – Draft
Revision #3
Date: April 2, 2013
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I AT MĀNOA
POLICY TITLE: SUSTAINABLE FOOD-SERVICE PRODUCTS
I. POLICY STATEMENT:
The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (UHM) seeks to advance environmental stewardship and sustainability … Read the rest
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Sodexo holds Sustainability Challenge
Sodexo, the company behind the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa’s dining services on campus, held a week-long Sustainability Challenge from Oct. 22-26 to promote sustainability efforts on campus and encouraged students by offering prizes.
Sodexo is also present at many … Read the rest
UH Manoa receives a “B” for sustainability
The College Sustainability Report Card for 2011 has awarded UH Manoa a grade of “B”. The College Sustainability Report Card is the only independent evaluation of campus and endowment sustainability activities at colleges and universities in the United States and … Read the rest
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About the Manoa Sustainability Council
The Manoa Sustainability Council, formerly known as the Manoa Sustainability Corps, is an organization composed of students, faculty, and staff concerned with sustainability issues that is charged with providing advice and council to the Chancellor regarding sustainability issues on the … Read the rest
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About SOFT (Student Organic Farm Training)
Sustainable and Organic Farm Training is a diverse group of undergraduate and graduate students who share common interests in growing food sustainably and having fun. SOFT was initiated in 2007 and the SOFT Student Farm began in the spring of … Read the rest
UH Manoa holds sustainability retreat
The UHM Campus Sustainability Retreat was a full day session held at the Wai`loli Tea Room in Mānoa on September 16, 2005. The purpose of the retreat was three fold: to identify work in the various areas of sustainability currently … Read the rest
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About the Ecology Club
The Ecology Club at UH Manoa is a group of environmentally conscious students and faculty. The Ecology Club includes Environmental Studies students as well as students taking different majors. The club gets involved in service projects, field trips, field experience, … Read the rest
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UH Manoa helps develop Hawaii 2050 plan
The Hawaii 2050 Sustainability Task Force was created to answer the following questions: What do the people of Hawai‘i want for the future of our islands in the 21st century? What is the community’s will for the future of our … Read the rest
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UH Manoa adopts charter of sustainability
The UH Manoa charter of sustainability, adopted in 2003, involves 9 strategic goals:
- Use energy wisely
- Practice sustainable water use
- Minimize negative impact on the land
- Create sustainable buildings
- Promote alternative transportation
- Minimize material waste
- Adopt green purchasing policies
- Enhance
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UHM Long Range Development Plan
The 1987 UH Mänoa Campus Long Range Development Plan (LRDP)
was commissioned to provide an organizing vision for the campus and to
guide subsequent development in a manner so as to address and correct
the deficiencies which were apparent after … Read the rest
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About UH Sea Grant College Program
The University of Hawaiʻi Sea Grant College Program (UH Sea Grant) is part of a national network of 32 programs that promote better understanding, conservation, and use of coastal resources. UH Sea Grant works in partnership with the University of … Read the rest
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