University greets World Environment Day with fully compostable crockery

Published On Sun 4 Jun 2017 by Dominic Younger

The University of Dundee has launched its ‘greenest’ cutlery and crockery to date, coinciding with World Environment Day on Monday, 3rd June.

The move to new, fully compostable plates, glasses and coffee/tea cups and lids is a first for any university in Scotland. Plates, glasses, cups and lids can all now go in food waste bins while improved cutlery and plastic pots for desserts and sauces are 100% recyclable.

Trudy Cunningham, Environment and Sustainability Officer at the University, said, “I am delighted we are the first institution in Scotland to purchase these fully compostable cups and lids and that our whole range is eco-friendly. It is a major step forward and we have our Hospitality services, led by Helena Moffat, to thank for this.

"By reusing and recycling we can save energy, water and staff time. It also means that this year's graduates from the University will be celebrating their degrees at our events with our fully recyclable wine glasses made from recycled materials."

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