{"id":123,"date":"2021-11-01T21:13:50","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T01:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/catering\/?page_id=123"},"modified":"2025-09-29T10:35:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T14:35:01","slug":"zero-waste-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/catering\/plan-an-event\/zero-waste-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Zero Waste Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Host a Zero Waste event<\/h2>\n<p>A Zero Waste event diverts at least 90% of the waste generated before, during, and after the event from going to a trash stream. It\u2019s a great way to support <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sustainability\/projects\/zero-waste-plan\/\">B<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sustainability\/projects\/zero-waste-plan\/\">oston\u2019s University\u2019s Zero Waste Plan<\/a> and show your commitment to the environment.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some things to keep in mind when planning your Zero Waste event:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Promote the Zero Waste goals of the event from the start.<\/li>\n<li>Ask attendees to RSVP <span>and communicate the updated head count to Catering on the Charles <\/span>to help minimize the amount of extra food you have at the end of your event.<\/li>\n<li><span>Opt-in to allow the Catering on the Charles team to post food-safe surplus food at the end of your event to the free food notification system.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Reduce single-use disposables.\n<ul>\n<li>Opt-out of paper products for your lunch meeting or small office gathering and instead use reusable dishes in your office, or encourage attendees to bring their own.<\/li>\n<li><span>If your event is in CCDS, select the melamine option to reduce waste.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>For staffed catered events, choose china to reduce single-use waste.<\/li>\n<li>Look at the decor, giveaways and other materials that are a part of your event. Try to minimize single-use items, when single-use materials are necessary look for items that can be recycled and\/or composted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span>Communicate the Zero Waste goals of your event with your Sales Manager.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Display the appropriate waste stream signage at your event to help attendees sort their waste.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>Looking to make your event even more sustainable? Consider serving plant-forward or plant-based menu items to reduce the carbon footprint of the menu. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sustainability\/how-to\/host-a-sustainable-event\/\">Learn more<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h3>Ready to book your event?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Boston University Departments should begin the booking process by requesting space via<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/25live.collegenet.com\/pro\/bu\">25LIVE<\/a>. Once your space has been reserved, please<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/catering\/about-catering-on-the-charles\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>to start planning your menu.<\/li>\n<li>Non-University departments looking to book an event should contact <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/meetatbu\/for-non-university-clients\/\">Events &amp; Conferences<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Host a Zero Waste event A Zero Waste event diverts at least 90% of the waste generated before, during, and after the event from going to a trash stream. It\u2019s a great way to support Boston\u2019s University\u2019s Zero Waste Plan and show your commitment to the environment. Here are some things to keep in mind [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19631,"featured_media":0,"parent":36,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/catering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/123"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/catering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/catering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/catering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/catering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=123"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/catering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/123\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3147,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/catering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/123\/revisions\/3147"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/catering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/catering\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}