'berg to go

The goal of 'Berg To Go is to reduce waste at Muhlenberg College. Because of the popularity of the To Go Program in the Wood Dining Commons, more than 600 disposable containers are thrown away each day! Through a great amount of research, we are continuing to develop our 'Berg To Go Program. We appreciate your participation and together, we can make a positive impact on our future!

For more information on our initiative, please click on the picture below.

Recycling Initiatives on Campus

Look for our signage on or around our trash cans and recycling bins to better understand how to contribute to a better planet! (Click to view larger images)

Being a responsible corporate citizen is at the core of Sodexo's business. We set the benchmark in areas such as sustainability, diversity and inclusion, wellness and the fight against hunger. At Muhlenberg Dining we are working to implement additional sustainable business practices. Following is an example of a few sustainable practices:

• Offering Fair Trade Coffee or Organic Coffee at all dining locations.
• We are styrofoam free!
• Buying locally
• Refilling your reusable mug for soft drinks or coffee
• Recycling
• Napkin Holders- We have replaced all "bulk dispensing" napkin holders with single sheet dispensers. The napkins we are now using are 100% recycled content.
• Using Green Cleaning Products including dish detergent.

Sodexo and Muhlenberg Dining is committed to improving the quality of daily life for people, whenever and wherever they come together. To that end, Sodexo was one of the first contract food service companies to partner with Food Alliance. This non-profit organization promotes sustainable agriculture by recognizing and rewarding farmers who produce food in environmentally friendly and socially responsible ways.

Together, Sodexo and Food Alliance take responsibility for educating our customers and others in the food system about the benefits of sustaina;ble agriculture. Every day, we make choices in the food we buy and the food we eat. This directly impacts our lives- not just what we eat, but the water we drink, the air we breathe and the health of our communities. Our Food Alliance guiding principles are:

• Protecting and conserving water resources
• Protecting and enhancing soil resources
• Conserving and recycling nutrients
• Reducing the environmental and health impacts of pesticides by practicing Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
• Conserving and enhancing wildlife habitat
• Providing safe and fair working conditions for our employees and our families
• Producing Food Alliance certified crops without the use of genetically modified organisms (GMO's)
• Providing healthy and humane care for livestock
• Continually improving farming/ranching practices