Authored by Student Sustainability Associates Isabella Carbonell and Amy Varney
Walking across campus on a crisp November morning, I did a mental run-through of the events the day had in store. It was the first student conference of the new academic year.
As I thought about the plans for lunch, I worried for a moment that we had been too aggressive in our ‘just enough’ ordering strategy. Although there should be 400 lunches for 400 attendees, I was nervous we wouldn’t have enough to feed everyone…
I needn’t have worried. After lunch a surprisingly large amount of untouched food remained …