»Weigh the Waste

The Weigh the Waste program at Chapman University was created as an educational tool geared toward promoting post-consumer food waste reduction. During Weigh the Waste events, the Office of Sustainability collects the uneaten food off students' plates before they leave the Dining Commons. After arranging the food onto trays, we calculate the weight of the discarded edible food waste. The trays of food waste are then put on display for the remainder of the day so that students could have a visual representation of the amount of food wasted in a single meal period. To increase student engagement, we post pictures and videos of the food waste on Instagram and set up a Google Form so that students can guess how many pounds of food waste were generated. 

Explore the data from our past Weigh the Waste events: