Sustainability

University Housing and Dining Services is committed to environmental practices that protect and preserve our communities resources. We commit to the following:

• Maintain membership and support of the Food Alliance which supports sustainable agricultural policies
• Buy from local ranchers and farmers such as Country Natural Beef, Strawberry Mountain Natural Beef, Rain Sheep Farms, Rain Shadow El Rancho, Riverwood Orchard and Farms
• Support OSU raised produce
• Purchase hormone free milk and dairy products from local dairies
• Purchase local and/or organic produce when available
• Purchase from local bakeries and local businesses when possible
• Compost all pre-consumer vegetable waste
• Purchase bio-degradeable/compostable to-go containers and silverware
• Use only transfat free oils in the preparation of food
• Recycle used vegetable oil to Albany Bio-fuels for conversion to bio-diesel fuel
• Power our OSU Catering trucks with bio-diesel fuel
• Utilize an all electric delivery van for OSU Catering
• Provide leftover products to Linn-Benton Food Share

Our staff is committed to making a difference and being good stewards of our environment and our community.