The perk of being at Royal West is the option to leave and eat wherever one so chooses. Even with a cafeteria and all of the places on Westminster, nothing will provide you with a waste-free, vegetarian meal. Every Friday of every week, the Environment Committee run the initiative called the Green Bean café, a place where students can get just that. The cooking, cleaning, and serving is done by students, who run the café almost entirely by themselves. The food is tasty, the ambience is festive, and most surprisingly (since words like “waste-free” and “vegetarian” tend to get associated with expense), it is cheap. Also, the amount of waste generated by students every lunch time is excessive. The café may not put an end to that, but it does take an initial step towards reducing it. If you’re interested, take the time to support your fellow students and the Environment Committee by stopping by room 104 on a Friday. There sometimes is a lineup, but do not let that discourage you, because it is certainly worth the wait.