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UBC Okanagan Food Services

UBC Okanagan Food Services

UBC Okanagan Food Services

UBC Okanagan Food Services

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UBCO Food Services does not offer plastic straws and cutlery

We have eliminated single-use plastic straws and cutlery at UBC to reduce waste and protect our planet. By removing plastic straws and cutlery from our waste streams, we are taking another step on the path to becoming a truly zero waste, sustainable campus community.

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​Single-use plastic straws and cutlery will no longer enter the waste stream at UBC each year.

Why Are We Doing This?

Our decision to stop offering single-use plastic straws and cutlery was informed by research into the environmental impact of single-use plastics and supported by the following partnerships:

Community Feedback

A student petition at UBC Vancouver and customer feedback support a reduction in all single-use plastics on campus. Plastic straws and cutlery are the first step of many.

UBC's 2018-2020 Strategic Plan

Shaping UBC’s Next Century aims to harness the energies and strengths of UBC to affect sustainable and positive change, both locally and globally.

Ocean Wise Partnership

UBCO Food Services is a proud Ocean Wise partner. We support its vision for healthy and flourishing ocean by purchasing sustainable seafood and reducing single-use plastics, informed by Plastic Wise.

Greenest City Action Plan

In 2010, the University of British Columbia partnered with the City of Vancouver to advance sustainability and climate action goals through the Greenest City 2020 Action Plan.

What You Can Do

Bring your own reusable cutlery & straw, or request compostable ones.

Bring Your Own

Invest in a reusable straw, pack cutlery from home, or buy a reusable travel set.

Request Compostable

Forgot your reusable set? If you really need them, paper straws and wood cutlery are available by request.

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We acknowledge that UBCO Food Services and UBC Okanagan is located on the traditional and ancestral, and unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan Nation. We thank the Syilx Nation for its hospitality and support of our work.

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We acknowledge that UBCO Food Services and UBC Okanagan is located on the traditional and ancestral, and unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan Nation. We thank the Syilx Nation for its hospitality and support of our work.

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