Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 52.27
Liaison Stephen Ellis
Submission Date July 2, 2012
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STARS v1.2

Boston University
OP-T2-3: Trayless Dining

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Sabrina Pashtan
Sustainability Coordinator
Dining Services
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Does the institution have a trayless dining program in which trays are removed from or not available in dining halls?:
Yes

A brief description of the trayless dining program:

In 2008, Dining Services eliminated the use of trays in all residential dining halls. By doing so, we reduced our water use by an estimated 35,000 gallons per week as well as reduced food waste by 30%.


List the year the program was started:
Jan. 9, 2008

The overall percentage of meals served on campus that are trayless:
82

The percentage of meal plan meals served on campus that are trayless:
100

The percentage of retail facility meals served on campus that are trayless:
60

The percentage of conference meals served on campus that are trayless:
100

The website URL where information about the program is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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