G.E.T. Eco-Takeouts® THE GREEN ALTERNATIVE TO DISPOSABLE CONTAINERS ✓ Reduce waste Why Choose Eco-Takeouts®? ✓ Lower cost DISPOSABLE SYSTEM ANNUAL COST ✓ Expand sustainability efforts REUSABLE SYSTEM ANNUAL COST VS. Annual Disposables Cost.............................$36,000 Waste Hauling Fee.............................................$112 Total.............................................................$36,112 Production Cost..............................................$6,997 Labor (wash & restock)..................................$4,320 Total.............................................................$11,317 *Example calculation based on 1,000 students eating at one cafeteria daily during a 180-day school year. • Cost-effective • Reusable & recyclable (#5) • 100% BPA-free non-toxic plastic • Break-resistant & dishwasher safe “Converting...to re-useable Eco-Takeouts is an • Leak-resistant designs exciting program because we’re constantly striving • Microwave safe for re-heating • Stackable for easy storage & transport • 9 designs to choose from in 2 colors “I bought the container because I can get food to go and there’s no environmental impact...[It] is really easy to use, and I think I will continue to use it throughout my time here.” - University of Vermont Student [1] 1. TAKE check out Eco-Takeouts® ® to be a little better, and this is another way of making our campus more sustainable.” - Washington and Lee University [2} “It costs USF $17,000 for the 7,500 reusable containers but [we] saved $23,000 by not using styrofoam.” - University of South Florida[3] 3. return the empty Eco-Takeouts® for sanitation 2. FILL with your favorite food CUSTOMIZE WITH A SCHOOL’S LOGO! [1] “Eco-ware adds soup containers”. The Vermont Cynic. February 22, 2012 [2] “W&L to Test Eco-Takeout Containers”. News @ Washington and Lee. August 25, 2010 [3] “USF Dining is Styrofoam-Free”. University of South Florida News. July 21, 2011 Contact Sendy Tran at [email protected] or 281.833.2121 to request: • • • • • Product details for all available Eco-Takeouts® models Eco-savings calculator Reusable program implementation and accountability system examples Videos and success stories Promotional poster www.ecotakeouts.com | 281.833.2121 You can learn more about G.E.T.’s other eco-friendly items and break-resistant tumblers, dinnerware, and displayware at www.get-melamine.com. G.E.T. Eco-Takeouts® THE GREEN ALTERNATIVE TO DISPOSABLE CONTAINERS Eco-Takeouts® systems have been successfully implemented at universities and organizations nationwide. WILL YOURS BE NEXT? Arizona State University Intel Syracuse University Auburn University Knox College University of Florida Baylor University Macalester College University of Mississippi Bethel University Maryland Institute of Art University of New Mexico Boston University Meredith College University of Richmond Brigham Young University Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Tennessee Brown University Morrison at Westminster Garden University of Texas Clemson University Northwestern University University of Tulsa Duke University Notre Dame University of Wisconsin Eckerd College Peace College Vanderbilt University Emory University Santa Clara University Washington College Florida International University Sayre School Washington University Harvard University Slippery Rock University Yale University Humboldt State University Southern New Hampshire University …and many more! www.ecotakeouts.com | 281.833.2121