Campus Food Waste
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In 2022, Monash University diverted approximately 17.5 tonnes of food waste at its Australian campuses that would otherwise have gone to landfill. The University also signed a new waste collection contract that included organic waste as a collection stream. The contract will lead to a variety of improvements for waste disposal infrastructure, including new bins and signage in kitchens.
Further measures to advance the new food organic waste program included:
Healthy Food Choices
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Monash Wellbeing provides resources, services and programs to help members of our University community improve their eating habits and ensure a range of healthy food, drinks and catering are available on campus. The Monash Catering site supports retailers to provide healthy, and sustainable catering to staff. The Monash Healthy Food Procedure outlines the University’s ongoing efforts to create a healthy food environment.
In 2022 the University continued to promote a variety of activities to support the Try for 5 campaign, which encourages staff and students to increase their vegetable consumption to five servings per day.
Sustainable Food Choices
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Wholefoods is a student-run, not-for-profit, vegan and vegetarian restaurant, cafe and grocery located at Clayton campus. Established in 1977, the location has a long history of providing affordable and healthy food to students, facilitating workshops and social events, and bringing people together to create a community on campus.
