On the beautiful day that was last Thursday, June 8th, President Monaco hosted the third President’s Picnic at the Grafton Campus. These annual zero-waste events bring together the Tufts community at each campus to celebrate another year of hard work. The zero waste initiative at each of these picnics encourages attendees to BYOP — Bring Your Own Place-setting — which reduces waste created from disposable dishes, cutlery, and cups.

 

At Grafton’s events, attendees were able to wash their reusable dishware after the picnic at a Dish Rinsing Station.

With direction and support from Facilities, everything at the picnic was recycled or composted to reduce waste. This was made possible by the use of only reusable, recyclable, or compostable plates and utensils.

Drinks and condiments were served in bulk to avoid the wasteful packaging of single serving packaging.

About half of all attendees brought their own dishware entered the chance to win a raffle prize of a reusable picnic set for two!

Thank you to everyone who came and helped make this event a zero-waste picnic. We hope everyone enjoyed the great food and company and will continue these sustainable practices into the future!

Click for recaps from the Medford President’s Picnic and the Boston Presidents Picnic.