HDH Receives Sustainability Award for Food Scrap Recycling Program

From Laurie Chambliss, Writer for HDH:

Housing • Dining • Hospitality is thrilled to have been awarded a 2011 UC San Diego Sustainability Award for our Food Scrap Recycling Program!
Chancellor Fox presented the award to Director Mark Cunningham, Sustainability Manager Krista Mays, and Dining Services Coordinator Ralph F Dauphin at a ceremony in the Loft at Price Center East.





Congratulations to our Dining team, as well as Major Planet, for being leaders in sustainability efforts at UC San Diego!

http://hdh.ucsd.edu/majorplanet/

From Krista Mays: Working together the Dining & Sustainability departments developed a program that we can all be proud of and that continues to divert material from the landfill every single day. As of April 14, we had diverted over 120 tons of material with this program.

UCSD is Among the Nation's Most Vegan-Friendly Colleges!!

From Ryan Huling, Assistant Manager of College Campaigns for PETA:

"I'm happy to report that after several months of deliberation and analysis, we have chosen UC San Diego as one of the most vegan-friendly colleges in the U.S. This nomination was made based on both the quality and quantity of vegan options available to students on campus as well as feedback from students on the receptiveness and creativity of dining staff, and this is something that the university can be very proud of....

Additionally, please feel free to alert students on campus that their university has received this honor—and that it was their feedback that made it all possible. Students can show their support for UCSD and encourage us to choose their school for this year's top spot by clicking on the link below:
http://features.peta2.com/VeganColleges2010/default.asp?c=p210vfc31

We will be alerting local media outlets of this honor, and the first round of voting ends on October 18. Let me know if you have any questions in the meantime.
Thanks, and congratulations!"

Sincerely,
Ryan Huling
Assistant Manager of College Campaigns
peta2.com