SUSTAINABILITY
As a guest, it is easy to make smart environmental choices when you dine on campus. From purchasing seasonal produce to reducing waste, SBU Eats is dedicated to providing you with an exceptional dining experience that is good for you and good for the planet.
SBU EATS GOES GREEN: REUSABLE TAKE-OUT CONTAINER PROGRAM
Reusable SBU EATS Goes Green take-out containers can be picked up at East or West Side Dine-In locations.
The first container is FREE for anyone on a meal plan. Additional containers can be purchased at the register of the Dine-In locations for $5 (Wolfie Wallet can be used).
When returning your container, remember to let the cashier know before you deposit it in the return bin.
SBU EATS GOES GREEN TAKE-OUT CONTAINER PROGRAM
CULTIVATED CABINET
SBU Eats has introduced a new micro-farm at East Side Dining. The “Cultivated Cabinet” brings a fresh and sustainable approach to dining at Stony Brook University. This innovative initiative provides students with hyper-local produce grown just steps away from where it’s served.
CULTIVATED CABINET MICRO-FARM
SUSTAINABLE SOURCING
SBU Eats makes a great effort to include locally sourced, sustainable, whole foods.
SBU EATS SUSTAINABLE SOURCING
WASTE REDUCTION
In the U.S., we send 40% of all of the food we produce to landfills. Some people might dismiss this as naturally biodegradable. But in a landfill, the food degradation process forms methane, a greenhouse gas that’s around 30 times more potent than carbon dioxide!
WASTE REDUCTION
PERMACULTURE GARDEN
SBU Eats worked with seniors in the Sustainability Studies Program to research, design, build, and operate a successful campus garden.
PERMACULTURE GARDEN
HELP US KEEP STONY BROOK GREEN
Look for signs across campus promoting our efforts to create a greener Stony Brook University.
- Featuring fresh, local, seasonal produce when available
- SBU Eats Goes Green reusuable takeout containers
- Natural and organic snacks and beverages
- Innovative closed-loop bulk cooking oil management system eliminates the need to use boxed cooking oil along with the removal of single use plastic/traditional cardboard packaging from landfills. In addition, the annual Green House Gas Co2 emissions reduction is equivalent to removing cars from the road annually. We recycle used cooking oil and convert it into biodiesel.