Doing Our Part

• All catering comes standard with biodegradable, eco-friendly sugarcane plateware.
• All catering comes standard with plant starch material cutlery and Biodegradable, compostable napkins.
• All catering cups are from recycled material and are recyclable
• Upgraded to 48 service pieces of china to be more sustainable in catering and will continue to add.
• Retail locations use eco-friendly serviceware.
• All grab and go items we produce are in eco-friendly containers in retail.
• Mund uses Green seal certified napkins in the dining hall and retail
• Mund uses reusable china, silverware and cups to be more sustainable.
• Mund uses a reusable green takeout container to reduce paper waste with takeout. 
• Mund uses the last straw program where you must request a straw instead of it being a staple item.
• Offer hormone-free milk and fair trade coffee and other options such as cage-free eggs
• Seasonal menu to reduce carbon footprint.
• Metz is the largest recycler on campus cans,bottles, cardboard and office paper
• We donate $10,000 in meals to the Dutchman Pantry for meal insecurities
• Collect unused flex to provide meal insecurity passes for students in need to eat in the dining hall.
• We donate meals to the Caring Cupboards of Palmyra.
• Donate to Local food banks with can drives.
• Donate unseasoned meat to the wolf sanctuary.
• Donate Humane Society unused meats. 
• During our walk into work we collect trash to keep the campus clean and beautiful.
• New dishmachine is more energy and water efficient.
• We use local purveyors like Best of Lancaster County which lets us get local meats, cheeses and prepared foods.
• We partner with Restaurant Technologies that recycles all of our used cooking oil and turns it into Biodiesel.
• Have a small garden on the north side of Mund for produce for the summer months.
• We have mostly digital menus and smarter signs to reduce our paper waste.
• We work with Leanpath to identify waste and waste patterns. To better run our business with the smallest carbon footprint by reducing waste and optimize production.

​Farm Partners

​Metz Culinary Management pledges to be environmental stewards by working closely with our sustainability partners and vendors on the products we offer in your dining hall. Explore our local farm partnerships by clicking on any green badge.