Concept to reduce food waste
As part of waste management, there is a 50% discount on hot food from 15 minutes before the counter closes. This is a first step towards reducing food waste - as long as stocks last, of course.
At these times, the food in the respective canteen is offered at 50%:
Central canteen 14:05-14:20
Mens@ria 14:45-15:00
Insgrüne 17:15-17:30
Bambus 16:15-16:30
ReWi 15:15-15:30
Café K3 HS 13:45-14:00
Holzstr. HS 13:45-14:00
TH-Bingen 14:00-14:15
Rochusberg 14:00-14:15
Bring your own can
‘Bring your own tin’ perfectly complements the sale of hot food. You can have a stew filled into your tin for your evening meal before you go home from class. This saves you having to cook or order in the evening! Not in the mood for stew? Alternatively, take the vegetable lasagne from the lunch counter on Monday 19 October before your canteen closes. Help us save food.
Background information
Studierendenwerk Mainz is introducing a waste management system at the start of the 2024/25 winter semester. Measures will be developed step by step to reduce food waste to a minimum.
In addition to reducing food waste, optimising CO2 emissions and the resources used is also important to us. To achieve this goal, Studiwerk Mainz uses an AI-supported programme that provides helpful analysis data.
The first step in food waste management is to reduce the price of hot food in all canteens by 50% 15 minutes before the counters close. In this way, we want to reduce the disposal of food that is still available, or at best reduce it to zero. Important: This is a sale according to the motto ‘While stocks last’.
This innovation will be introduced in all our canteens - on the JGU campus, at Mainz University of Applied Sciences and at Bingen University of Applied Sciences.
Example
If there are 10 schnitzels, 5 portions of vegetable lasagne and 20 portions of stew left and 200 guests are queuing:
10 people receive a schnitzel
5 people receive lasagne
20 people receive stew
If the entire hot meal is sold out, the remaining 165 people in the queue can no longer save any hot food. When it's empty, it's empty and the goal is reached!
If you are one of the people who couldn't save any more hot food, you can choose food from the rest of our range at the normal price, which will still be sold after the counter closes. In the Mensaria, for example, you can have a toast grilled or take a sandwich in your tin.