Free food initiative reduces waste on campus
Reporting about the SGA, not a record of it: The Johns Hopkins News-Letter published this and the SGA did not write it, file it, or approve it. The archive holds it because the article itself uses the phrases “sga” and “student government”.
Summary
- This Johns Hopkins News-Letter article covers a pilot email system for sharing leftover campus food with students.
- The paper reported that Nemo Keller and recycling manager Leana Houser tested the program during SOHOP on April 5, after deciding that donating leftovers elsewhere was impractical.
- The article says nearly 70 percent of 56 event organizers saw a need for the program, while more than 95 percent of 800 students surveyed wanted free-food alerts and saw a need to reduce waste.
- The reporter writes that 25 minutes after an alert, only a little salad remained from the food initially available, and all surveyed participants supported expanding the program campus-wide.
- According to the article, Keller and Houser planned more pilot programs but had not set a procedure; Houser said they were considering changes to timing, an app or email system, and other logistics.
- The article adds that Keller was concerned about not burdening event organizers, while student Rose Ole-Kuyan warned that alerts could create crowds or distract students.