🗞️ Free Food Alert Reduces Event Food Waste at Chapman
In March 2025, Chapman University introduced Free Food Alert, a mobile and email service that notifies the campus community when surplus food from events is available for pickup. Hosts complete a quick training and post leftovers—helping reduce waste and support sustainability.
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🗞️ Reducing Food Waste with Free Food Alert
Launched in Nov 2024, Free Food Alert helps reduce food waste by notifying students when surplus food is available on campus. Over 3,000 pickups so far, with zero incidents.
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📰 Free Food Alert Goes Live at Chapman University!
The Panther covers how Chapman’s SGA and Office of Sustainability launched Free Food Alert to reduce waste and provide free meals to students.
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For the first time at a Canadian university, you can fight food waste and get free food at the same time📝
🎙️ Free Food Alert is featured on Radio-Canada's Sur le vif
🗞️uOttawa goes zero waste by promoting food sustainability
The University of Ottawa dining hall has become the first 4-star green restaurant at a Canadian university and is implementing zero-waste initiatives—converting cooking oil into biofuel, banning bottled water, reusable cups, composting, and sustainable packaging—to reduce food waste and promote environmentally friendly meals.
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University of Ottawa launches sustainable food systems initiative🌟
The University of Ottawa is expanding its campus food strategy, increasing local, organic, vegan, fair-trade, and plant-based offerings, including hydroponic gardens, to promote affordable, healthy, and environmentally friendly meals
📻 Anne Godwing discusses food waste solutions on Ottawa at Work
Anne Godwing joined iHeartRadio's Ottawa at Work to discuss innovative strategies to combat food waste, with a focus on the role of Free Food Alert in Ottawa.
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Announcing the launch of Free Food Alert on uOttawa's Instagram🎉
The uOttawa Student Life team officially announced the launch of Free Food Alert on campus on Instagram! 🎉 Through this innovative program, students can now receive real-time notifications about free meals available at uOttawa, helping them access nutritious food while significantly reducing food waste.
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