Shalom Hartman Institute will use environmentally friendly plates and cups at the estimated 5,000 meals served during the six weeks of the Institute`s summer programs as part of an expanding effort at environmental awareness
Shalom Hartman Institute will use environmentally friendly plates and cups at the estimated 5,000 meals served during the six weeks of the Institute’s summer programs as part of an expanding effort at environmental awareness.
In the past, disposable plates and cups were used, a convenient but not environmentally sound solution. Last year, polystyrene foam cups were removed from the campus, but the Institute this year decided to take further steps as awareness toward global responsibility increases.
The plates and cups, manufactured in Israel, are made up of food waste – the plates of sugar cane waste and the cups of corn waste – and decompose fully.
Not only will the Institute use these plates during the summer and year-round, too, but a compost machine has been purchased, and compost produced from the waste will be used to fertilize the campus grounds. The Hartman Institute is among the first public institutions in Israel to adopt this wide-reaching initiative.
There are many means by which an institute can become more environmentally responsible and the Institute is committed to exploring additional ways to help rather than hurt the environment.
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