Sustainability in catering at the Freiberg Student Union

At Studentenwerk Freiberg, we are committed to sustainable catering that enables our guests to enjoy food and drinks in an environmentally friendly way while reducing their ecological footprint. With our new reusable crockery system and the KlimaTeller, we promote climate-friendly eating habits and reduce disposable waste. Together, we are contributing to greater sustainability on campus.

Reusable crockery

We have declared war on the growing mountains of waste and rising costs caused by disposable packaging.

ClimatePlate

A dish is awarded the KlimaTeller if it produces at least 50 % less CO2 emissions than a comparable dish.

Reusable crockery

Since 1 June 2022, the Studentenwerk Freiberg has been offering the Relevo reusable tableware system. This marks the end of the era of disposable food packaging and cardboard coffee cups. The Studentenwerk Freiberg was already using this system before the obligation to offer reusable crockery came into force.

It's as simple as that:

Download the Relevo app from Google Play or the App Store and register free of charge. Registration is necessary as this is the only way for the system to recognise that you are participating in the system and which returnable containers you have borrowed.

Only the personal data that is absolutely necessary for the use of the reusable system is collected. Further information on data protection can be found on the website of Relevo. We do not collect any personal data in this system. Nor do we have access to the data processed during the registration process in the app.

Let us know at the serving counter that you would like to take your food with you in Relevo reusable crockery. Scan the QR code on the reusable crockery with your Relevo app at the serving counter.

In the Freiberg cafeteria, you need to scan your Relevo ID at the cup dispenser to borrow the cup. The machine then dispenses the cup and you scan the QR code on it. The cup is then stored in your user account.

Show the scan confirmation on your smartphone at the counter or checkout to finalise your order.

Whether you're outside in summer or at home in your dorm or at work in winter, with Relevo you can enjoy your food or coffee and do something good for the environment and perhaps also for your conscience.

Return your Relevo reusable crockery during opening hours in a canteen of the Studentenwerk Freiberg or at any other Relevo partner within 14 days. Please go to a manned checkout and scan the code provided there with your Relevo app. The container will then be taken from you.

Please note that Relevo crockery must be free of large food residues and therefore visually clean when it is returned. Heavily soiled and therefore no longer usable containers will be reported to Relevo and charged at Relevo's discretion. The same applies to attempts at fraud when returning the crockery.

ClimatePlate

The KlimaTeller is an initiative of the non-profit organisation NAHhaft e. V. As part of the "KlimaTeller in der Mensa" project, the KlimaTeller is offered in the canteens of the participating student and student services organisations.

A dish is awarded the KlimaTeller if it is at least 50 % less CO2 emissions than a comparable dish. The CO2 emissions of all ingredients on the plate, which are generated during their production from the field to the kitchen.

The KlimaTeller enables students, employees and guests to organise their meals in a climate-friendly way. Climate friendliness and should make it easier to eat in a more climate-friendly way in the canteen. In addition, the connection between Nutrition and climate so that the knowledge can be transferred from the canteen guests to their own kitchens. The KlimaTeller can be recognised by the KlimaTeller logo on the menu.

The project is funded by the BMWK as part of the National Climate Protection Initiative.

Where does the data come from?

The Eaternity Database (EDB) contains CO2 (equivalent) values and unit processes for all common food products based on seasonality, cultivation methods, transport, preservation and processing models. A greenhouse model has been developed here that determines the CO2 emissions associated with greenhouse heating in both organic and traditional agriculture. The individual values for CO2 are the result of a collaboration with scientists from the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) and Quantis World Food Database, University of Zurich (UZH), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ), Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), ecoinvent v3.6, Agribalyse, Agrifootprint, peer-reviewed literature, reports (grey literature), extrapolated; or based on Eaternity's own research that has been subsequently adjusted to ensure comparability. The EDB is currently the largest and most comprehensive database that performs CO2e calculations for food products worldwide. It includes nutritional values, the water scarcity footprint and our Health Score to assess the health risk factors of your food consumption.

Your contact person

Holger Poppe

Head of the University Catering Department

Holger.Poppe@swf.tu-freiberg.de
Telephone: 03731 383340

Address:
Agricolastrasse 10a | 09599 Freiberg
OR
Weststraße 11 | 09648 Mittweida