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ACADEMIC YEAR 2018/2019

HDH Sustainability Annual Report

Environmental and Social Responsibility

HDH Sustainability Annual Report | 1

Sustainability isn’t the work of one

person or group—it is the responsibility

of every student, faculty and staff

member on campus. The Housing, Dining

and Hospitality (HDH) Sustainability

division at UC San Diego helps educate

and inspire students and the campus

community to think, work and live

sustainably.

Each year, HDH’s sustainability programs

grow and change. We continue to push

the envelope and develop initiatives that

contribute to our campus sustainability

mission.

A Snapshot of Academic Year 2018/2019• Exceeded UCOP 20%

sustainable food spend goal See Page 8

• Donated more than 18,000 pounds of food to the Food Recovery Network, Triton Food Pantry and San Diego Rescue Mission See Page 4, 6, 7

• Donated 49 tons of goods to the Disabled American Veterans See Page 7

• Reached more than 3,100 students through collaborative educational programs and events

See Page 3

• Diverted 205 tons of pre-consumer food scraps to the Miramar Greenery

See Page 4

• Diverted 1000 pounds of post-consumer food scraps from HDH restaurants

See Page 5

• Hosted two large-scale, zero-waste events, the first of their kind on campus

See Page 4

• Reduced consumption of single-use products by 2.5 million items

See Page 4



The HDH EcoNautsTheEcoNautsareHDH’steamofstudentsustainabilityadvocates.They

helpeducatestudentsandthecampuscommunityonenvironmental

impacttopics,includingwaterconservation,sustainableeating,eco-

friendlytransportationandproperwastesorting.Additionally,theyassist

withsustainabilityprojectswithinHDHandoncampus.

The2018/2019EcoNautsteamconsistedofDanteWebster,ShannonLee,

ChristySchlutius,RoxyMontalvo,McKennaThompsonandStevenBolton.

Educational Programs and Student OutreachTheEcoNautsconducted95educationalprogramsandevents

throughoutcampusandreachedmorethan3,100residentsandstudents.

Topicsincludewaterconservation,fair-tradeproducts,andzero-waste

andsustainableliving.Residentshadtheopportunitytosamplefair-trade

coffeeofferedinHDHrestaurantsandmarketsthroughapartnershipwith

coffeeprovider,ecogrounds.

InAcademicYear2018/2019,theEcoNautspilotedaGreenLiving

Certificationprogram.Theysurveyedresidentsontheirsustainableliving

habitsandsharedeasywaystolivemoresustainablyoncampus.Fifteen

residencehallsuitesreceivedGreenLivingCertificationforproperwaste

sorting,energyandwaterconservation,sustainablecleaning,andmore.

TheEcoNautsalsostartedavlogseriesthisyear,highlightingtipsonhow

tobesustainableoncampus,keypartnerships,livingzero-waste,and

sustainablemove-outs.Thesevlogsreachedalmost2,000uniqueviewers.


Donation Programs: Throughouttheyear,HDHdonatedmore

than18,000poundsoffoodtotheFood

RecoveryNetwork,TritonFoodPantryand

SanDiegoRescueMission.Thesedonations

preventedediblefoodsfromendingup

inthelandfillandhelpedcombatissues

offoodsecurityamongUCSanDiego

studentsandtheSanDiegocommunity.

HDHSustainabilityandtheEcoNauts

revampedtheDisabledAmericanVeterans

donationprogramheldduringthe

move-outperiodforundergraduate

residents.Byhostingawareness

eventsineachcollege,strategically

relocatingdonationbins,andincreasing

marketingefforts,donationsincreased

bymorethan5tons.Goodsdonated

totaled49tons,equivalentto$86,000

towardservicesandprogramsthat

supportlocalSanDiegoveterans.

Waste Reduction in Dining ServicesHDHDiningServicesservedalleat-inmeals

bydefaultandshiftedtoreusablecutlery

inallrestaurantsandmarkets.Theyalso

expandedreusableoptionsandswitchedto

paperstrawsandstrawlesslids.Theseefforts

resultedina36%reductionofsingle-use

products,equivalentto2.5millionitems.

Back-of-House Food Scrap RecyclingHDHcomposted205tonsof

pre-consumerfoodscrapsfromthe

kitchensinitsrestaurants,bringingthe

totaltonearly2,000tonssincethe

program’slaunchin2010.Thecarbon

emissionsavoidedbycompostingthese

foodscrapsisequivalenttoremoving31

carsfromtheroadforanentireyear.

Zero-Waste Events HDHWellnessandEngagementsuccessfully

hostedtwolarge-scale,zero-waste

events,thefirstoftheirkindatUCSan

Diego.WellFestandtheWellnessFair

hadmorethan1,600attendeescombined

andachieved99.6%and90.5%waste

diversion,respectively.Thissuccesswas

madepossiblebyclosecollaborationwith

vendorsandcampuspartners,including

UCSanDiegoCatering,theStudent

SustainabilityCollectiveandRoger’s

CommunityGarden.Additionally,select

productvendorsandsupplierswere

designatedas“Zero-WasteCertified”for

theiradherencetoHDH’svendorzero-

wasteguidelines,andaretaggedinour

systemforotherstoeasilydetermine

sustainableoptionswhenhostingevents.

Academic Year 2018/2019 Successes


Post-Consumer Composting TheTinyBinTim(TBT)post-consumer

compostingprogramcontinuedatRoots.

Nearly600poundsoffoodwastewas

compostedatEllie’sCommunityGarden.

Inwinterquarter,theUCSDStudentSustainability

CollectiveinitiatedanexpansionpilotoftheTBT

programat64Degrees.Morethan195poundsof

foodwastewascollectedinthefirsttwoweeks

withlessthan1%contamination.Thewastewas

compostedatRoger’sCommunityGarden.

Thetheprogramwascontinuedthroughoutthe

year,resultinginnearly1,000poundsoffood

wastecomposted.Bypreventingthisfoodwaste

fromenteringthelandfill,theTBTprogram

avoidedtheproductionofcarbonemissions

equivalenttodrivingmorethan1,300miles.

HDHplanstocontinueandexpandtheTBT

programintoadditionalrestaurantsaswe

cometounderstandandovercomethe

challengesofpost-consumercomposting.

UC San Diego Catering Zero-Waste EventsExpandingonthesuccessofWellFest,the

WellnessFairandTinyBinTim,UCSanDiego

Cateringbeganofferingzero-wasteeventsona

pilotbasis.Morethan35zero-wasteeventswere

heldinAcademicYear2018/2019,divertingnearly

450poundsoffoodwastefromthelandfill.

EcoContainer Program Duringwinterandspringquarters,HDHpiloteda

programatPinesandRootsthatallowedstudents

totaketheirfoodtogoinreusablecontainers.

Morethan500uniqueusersparticipatedin

theprogram,withover300repeatuses.

Residential Life Incentive ProgramEarlWarrenCollegereceivedtheHDH

SustainabilityAwardforholdingthemost

educationalprogramswiththeEcoNauts

throughouttheyear.Thankstothiscollaboration,

theEcoNautsreachedmorethan600residents.

HDH Sustainability CommitteeRepresentativesfrommultipleHDHdivisions

meetonamonthlybasistopromotesustainability

efforts,discussandcollaborateongreenprojects,

andincreasetransparencyandcommunicationof

sustainabilityissuesacrossthedepartment.Inthe

pastyear,theSustainabilityCommitteecompleted

anenergyconservationproject,identified

opportunitiesandrecommendedsolutionstosave

energythroughbuildingLEDretrofits,workplace

practices,andincreasedenergymetering.

Green Office Certification TheLaJollaDelSol,MesaNueva,RitaAtkinsonand

OneMiramarStreetleasingofficesreceivedGreen

OfficeCertifications(GOC)fromtheUCSanDiego

SustainableResourceCenter.TheGOCprogram

encouragescampusofficestoconserveresources

byrecognizingdepartmentsthatimplementand

improvetheirsustainablepractices.Theoffices

receivedcertificationsbasedoncategoriessuch

asenergyconservation,sustainableengagement,

eco-friendlypurchasingandwastediversion.

Academic Year 2018/2019 Successes

Our on-campus and community partnerships are instrumental in the work we do. These support

and foster vibrant, sustainable communities, both on campus and in the greater San Diego area.

Ã Campus Sustainability HDHpartnerscloselywiththeuniversity'sSustainabilityofficethroughouttheyearoninitiativessuchasthecampuszero-wasteplan,greenbuildingpolicies,andreportingontheUCOPSustainablePracticesPolicygoals.

Ã Triton Food Pantry HDHhostedtheannualmove-outfooddonationdrivetocollectnon-perishablefoods.Thesedonationsbenefittedtheon-campusTritonFoodPantry,servingstudentswhofacefoodinsecurity.Approximately6,000poundsoffooditemsweredonatedbyon-campusresidents,whichprovidedmealstomorethan2,100studentsthroughoutthesummer.

Ã Food Recovery Network ThroughourpartnershipwithUCSanDiego’sFoodRecoveryNetwork(FRN),morethan3,600poundsofedible(butnotsellable)foodwasrecoveredfromHDHrestaurants,providingover3,000mealstothoseinneed.Todate,HDHhasdonatednearly12,000poundsoffoodtoFRN.

Ã Inter-Sustainability Council TheEcoNautsrepresentHDHSustainabilityontheuniversity’sInter-SustainabilityCouncil,whichbringstogetherthevarioussustainabilityorganizations,groupsanddepartmentsoncampusinbi-weeklymeetingsforincreasedcommunicationandcollaboration.

Ã College Residential Life TheEcoNautsandHDHSustainabilitycontinuetopartnerwithResidentialLifeofficesonmultipleinitiativestoeducateresidentsandspreadawarenessforsustainability.TheEcoNautscollaboratewithresidentassistantsandhouseadvisorstobringfun,engagingandeducationalactivitiesandprogramstoresidents.

Ã HDH Green Grants GreenGrantsarefundsavailabletosupportsustainabilityprojects,efforts,andideasoncampus.Fornearly10years,HDHhasbeenawardingGreenGrantstoon-campusresidentsandHDHstaff.Thisyear,HDHawardedaGreenGranttoJohnMuirCollegetopurchasereusableutensilkitsaseducationalgiveawaysattheMuirstockconcertfestival.Theutensilkitsencouragestudentstoavoidsingle-useplasticutensils,andsupportedtheEcoContainerProgram.


On-Campus and Community Partnerships

Ã Student Sustainability Collective TheStudentSustainabilityCollective(SSC)isanorganizationofstudentleadersdedicatedtopromotingsustainabilityandsocialjusticeoncampus.Thisyear,HDHcollaboratedwithSSCdirectorstoexpandtheTinyBinTimcompostingpilotprogram,hostthezero-wasteWellFestandtheWellnessFair,andstudywaterbottlepurchasesinHDHmarkets.

Ã Roger’s Community Garden HDHpartneredwithRoger’sCommunityGardentocompostpost-consumerfoodscrapsrecoveredfromTinyBinTiminitsrestaurantsandselectzero-wastecateringevents.ThepartnershiphasallowedHDHtodivertpost-consumerfoodscrapsfromthelandfill,contributinggreatlytothecampus’zero-wastegoal.

Ã The Zone TheEcoNautscollaboratedwithTheZonetohostanEarthMontheventtoeducatestudentsonfair-tradecoffeeandrepurposingcoffeegroundsintoaneco-friendlyfacescrub.

Ã Disabled American Veterans HDH’spartnershipwiththeDisabledAmericanVeteransresultedinthedonationof43tonsofitemsbyundergraduateresidentsduringmoveouts,anincreaseofmorethan5tonsfromlastyear.Donationsincludedclothing,furniture,electronicsandappliances.Graduateandfamilyhousingcommunitiesdonatedanadditional6tonsofitems.

Ã San Diego Rescue Mission HDHcontinueditspartnershipwiththeSanDiegoRescueMissiontocollectedible,freshfooddonations.Nearly8,500poundsoffoodwasdonatedtotheorganization,providingmorethan7,000mealstothoseinneed.

Ã The City of San Diego – Miramar Greenery HDHhasanongoingpartnershipwiththeCityofSanDiego’sMiramarGreeneryforitsBack-of-HouseFoodScrapcompostingprogram.


On-Campus and Community Partnerships (cont.)

Sustainable Foods InAcademicYear2018/2019,HDHmetandexceeded

theUCOPSustainableFoodGoalwithatotalof24%

sustainablysourcedfoods,asubstantial5%increase

fromthepreviousacademicyear.Thesuccessisdue

inpartto:

• Substantiallyincreasedspendonlocally

grownproducesincetransitioningto

TheBerryMan,Inc.

•IncreasedspendonCertifiedHumane

RaisedchickenfromMary’sFreeRange

ChickenandABFFarmschicken

•Slightimprovementsonfairtrade,

RainforestAllianceandUSDAOrganic

offeringsinHDHmarkets

Furthermore,53%ofHDH’sproducecamefrom

locallygrownsources.(Thecampusdefinitionof

“local”iswithin250milesfromcampus.)

Fun Fact: HDHcarriesecogroundsfair-tradecertified

coffeeandteasinallofitsrestaurantsandmarkets.

Foreverypoundofcoffeesold,ecogroundsdonates

15centstotheTritonFoodPantry.Todate,over

$10,000hasbeendonated!


Sustainable Product Category Amount Spent

USDA Organic $945,999.53

Locally Grown Produce $936,784.50

Certified Humane Raised $445,498.00

Monterey Bay Good/Best $335,953.05

Fair Trade $290,903.14

Café Free $279,737.77

Locally Raised $253,655.99

Rainforest Alliance $118,292.58

American Humane Association $99,423.07

Locally Grown $27,517.07

American Grassfed Association Certified $18,491.20

Organic Produce, Non-Local $18,368.60

Total Sustainable Spend $3,770,624.50

Total Spend $15,929,032.85

% Sustainable 23.67%


HDH Hydration Locations Hydration Locationspromotereusebyprovidingresidents

withconvenientstationstorefilltheirwaterbottleswithfree,

clean,freshdrinkingwater.

Thereare79HydrationLocationsacrosscampus.Theycanbe

locatedhere:hdh.ucsd.edu/sustainability

Impact

Anestimated850,000single-usewaterbottles

wereavoidedthroughtheuseofHydration

Locations!

Producingandrecyclingplasticwaterbottlesis

energy-andwater-intensive.Ittakes

approximatelytwiceasmuchwaterstoredina

plasticbottletocreateonecontainer.Hydration

Locationssavedmorethan260,000gallonsof

waterand550barrelsofoil!

Hyper-Local Produce!

HDHinstalledfourteenaeroponicgrowtowersonthepatiobehindSixty-FourNorth.Thesetowersproducelettuceandotherleafyvegetablesservedlessthan20feetawayinthesaladsatthefull-servicerestaurant.

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