What you need to know about Pack&Go

Sustainable take-out from campus dining halls.

How does it work? Buy an eco-friendly container for $3 (a onetime charge). Then tell the cashier anytime you want to Pack&Go.

Fill it up. Your meal must fit in the container. We'll give you a cup and lid for soup or a drink. You can also take a piece of loose fruit.

Rinse it and exchange it. We'll give you a new clean container or a token for the next time you want to enjoy Pack&Go.

Q: Do I have to be on a meal plan to use Pack&Go?
A: No! Pack&Go is for everyone. Just buy your container and go!

Q: I don't want to carry around a box until the next time I want take-out. What should I do?
A: Rinse it out and exchange it for a Token you can stow in your wallet. Be careful - if you lose it, you'll have to buy a new one.

Q: Can I eat in the dining hall AND get a take-out meal too?
A: No. Once your card has been swiped for a take-out meal, you can only fill your container.

For more details, ask a cashier

The finer points of Pack&Go

We are pleased to implement our new take-out program - Pack&Go - in our campus dining halls! Our new program will allow take-out, works with our current meal-plans and helps our university's goals for sustainability.

By purchasing the box, you agree to abide by the rules of the program described below:

1. To participate in the program, a customer purchases a container for $3.00 at any dining hall. The container is to be used immediately, then brought back to the dining hall and traded for a clean container each time he or she wants to use the take-out option.
   
   In the event that a container is returned but a take-out meal is not requested at that time, a token will be issued that can be redeemed later for take-out. Customers will also be provided with a disposable cup/lid set, and, if requested, a pre-packaged spork/napkin/salt/pepper kit.
2. Customers may fill their containers with the foods of their choice, but the lid must be able to close. Since most fruit does not fit into the container, all customers are allowed to take-out one piece as a part of their meal.
3. Take-out will be available to both meal-plan and walk-in customers at the customer service desk. Customers must request take-out before your card is swiped. Customers may not utilize take-out and consume a meal inside the dining hall on the same card swipe or payment.
4. Customers who choose to turn in their container and take a token are responsible for the token. If the customer loses the token, and wants to get take-out again, the replacement cost is $3.00.
5. The take-out meal at the dining hall uses the meal equivalency for that meal period. Students on the Block and Freedom Pass unlimited meal plans may continue to eat multiple meals inside the dining hall, but only one take-out meal is available at the dining halls per meal period on all meal plans.
6. Take-out is not available during theme meals.
7. All food items taken out should be consumed or placed under refrigeration within two hours. Any saved refrigerated food should be consumed or disposed of with in three days.

About our Containers

University Dining used reusable and recyclable containers from G.E.T. Enterprises, Inc.