For Penn State students, eating at the dining halls or the HUB-Robeson Center is second nature. Students can either order their food to-go or they wait in line buffet style â both of which use takeout containers as a means of packaging the food.
Although using one takeout container per day doesnât seem like much, when thousands of students order food online and wait in dining hall lines, it adds up.
Ultimately, many Penn State students said the coronavirus has impacted Penn Stateâs sustainability efforts.
Grace Sibley said food waste and plastic waste is a âbig concernâ on campus right now.