Reduce, Reuse, Repackage

UnCommon Grounds has partnered with Dispatch Goods to reduce waste on campus! Next time you pick up your to-go order, keep an eye out for the orange cups, bowls, and boxes that have replaced all single-use packaging. Remove any leftover food or waste, and place your empty containers in the matching orange bins located throughout the Campus Center.

By teaming up with Dispatch Goods, Bryn Mawr joins the ranks of Stanford Healthcare, UC Berkeley, DoorDash, and more institutions and companies that are prioritizing sustainable dining. These containers use 80% less water and produce 66% less CO2 than compostables, and keep single-use packaging out of the waste stream. Every one of Dispatch Good's partners in foodservice has received positive feedback from this program, with employees expressing interest in incorporating even more options. One partner, after scaling away from compostable packaging, had saved over 335 kL of water (89,000 gallons), 94 metric tons of carbon (equivalent to 140 round-trip flights between NYC & London), and 12.41 metric tons of potential waste, with a return rate of more than 98 percent.