Greenboxes

Mission

The Greenbox Program eliminates waste from disposable containers on our campus and across the 5Cs.

The containers, green plastic clamshells, are available to all students and faculty who wish to take their food on the go.

Using and Swapping

Take your food on the go. Return the container (please scrape food but no need to clean) to Collins and swap for a clean one.

Greenboxes may be swapped at Collins during breakfast, lunch and dinner hours.

5C students can exchange a Greenbox at Pomona dining halls. This will be untagged and outside of our piloted Reusables program. They can also purchase a Greenbox for $10 (untagged and outside of Reusables).

First Year & Transfer Students

Each new (first year or transfer) student is given a free greenbox at the beginning of the semester. 

The boxes can be used and swapped with the cashiers throughout the semester at 5C dining halls. At the end of the school year, boxes must be returned for a credit on the student’s dining hall account at Collins. If the box is not returned at the end of the school year, then $6 will be charged for a new box in the new academic year.

Greenboxes may be swapped at Collins during breakfast, lunch and dinner hours.

Please contact Kristin Miller, kjmiller@cmc.edu for questions. Or, swing by the REC, room 214, Athenaeum.

Returning Students

Get a new box at Collins. If you returned your box at the end of the school year, you will have a credit to check a new box out.

If you have lost your box, then you will pay $6 for a new box.

At the end of the school year, boxes must be returned for a credit on the student’s dining hall account at Collins. If the box is not returned at the end of the school year, then $6 will be charged for a new box in the new academic year.

Greenboxes may be swapped at Collins during breakfast, lunch and dinner hours.

Please contact Kristin Miller, kjmiller@cmc.edu for questions. Or, swing by the REC, room 214, Athenaeum.