Observed Behaviors - Lakeside and Wilbur

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I went to Lakeside (lunch) and Wilbur (dinner) to observe people’s waste habits. At both I noticed most people don’t put too much though in which bin their food waste goes in, the vast majority discarded everything in the compost bin. I though overall meals at Stanford tend to be all compostable excluding utensils/ eating instruments (plates, cups, etc.).

Something I motived more at Wilbur is people avoiding the weigh tracking compost bins over their non-weighted counterparts. I understand displaying the weight of the amount of food thrown away can raise awareness but I seems people want to avoid the thought of being wasteful.