{"id":94811,"date":"2019-02-07T12:33:40","date_gmt":"2019-02-07T11:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=94811"},"modified":"2026-01-20T10:29:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T09:29:59","slug":"bamboo-straws-and-bio-plastics-for-a-more-sustainable-and-healthy-food-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2019\/02\/07\/bamboo-straws-and-bio-plastics-for-a-more-sustainable-and-healthy-food-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Bamboo straws and bio-plastics for a more sustainable and healthy food court"},"content":{"rendered":"

While students and staff are quite happy with the food court and supermarket on campus, they do express concern about sustainable practices and the lack of healthy food options, according to a recent university survey<\/a>. What are the shops doing to resolve these issues?<\/p>\n

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Although environmental sustainability was one of the key aspects that student and teachers rated poorly, it seems that the food court restaurants are taking action to improve on this. Take New Fork, for example. \u201cWe only use bio-plastics and environmentally sustainable forks and knives, and we\u2019ve replaced plastic straws with renewable bamboo straws\u201d, says an employee from behind the counter. Starbucks is also avoiding the use of paper cups by offering coffee mugs that can be returned once the customer had finished the drink.<\/p>\n\n\t

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Read about the results of the survey<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t