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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Students planted succulents with soil containing compost and decorated the pots.

NU Compost Fair fosters culture for campus food sustainability

January 25, 2024

Students gathered in Norris University Center for NU’s first Compost Fair on Thursday to learn composting methods promoting campus-wide food sustainability. The event featured composting-themed desserts,...

A stand-alone banner in a dining hall.

HowGood is your food? Northwestern Dining implements sustainability ratings

February 20, 2023

In Fall Quarter 2022, large banners appeared in Northwestern dining halls, offering students a new way to identify the most environmentally friendly foods. The banners, accompanied by small icons on...

A green bin labeled “compost” with food scraps falling into it, on a green checkered background.

Students advocate for increased compost bin presence on campus

January 5, 2023

Some Northwestern students are calling on the University to increase student access to composting bins.  All back-of-house kitchens at NU, including those in dining halls and Norris University Center,...

Where does Northwestern’s food waste go?

February 23, 2022

Have you ever wondered what happens to Northwestern’s leftover dining hall food? The waste, which measures up to about 3.6 tons, gets composted every week. Some trays of food that do not go out to serve...

Allison dining hall worker swipes in a student. Purple OZZIs line the background.

Northwestern Dining launches more sustainable to-go container program

January 26, 2022

Northwestern Dining will distribute new green OZZI to-go containers starting Jan. 31.  The decision was made after students failed to return more than 12,000 purple OZZI containers in fall 2021, according...

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