| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 50.90 |
| Liaison | Chris Frantsvog |
| Submission Date | July 29, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Luther College
Tier2-1: Trayless Dining
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.25 / 0.25 |
Dan
Bellrichard Sustainability Coordinator Sustainability Department |
Does the institution have a trayless dining program in which trays are removed from or not available in dining halls?:
A brief description of the trayless dining program:
Dining Services removed cafeteria trays to help reduce food waste and conserve resources. Cleaning the trays after each meal requires 700 gallons of water and two hours of dish-washing time, which sustainability advocates consider an expensive ecological and financial cost to pay for dining convenience. A trial,conducted during the 2007-08 spring semester, consisted of weighing the waste from five meals using trays followed by a week of weighing waste from a similar five meals served trayless. The results revealed an 8.4 percent food waste reduction in the cafeteria, equivalent to 215 pounds of food waste. A proposal was written by Caleb Mattison, Luther's sustainability coordinator, during fall semester 2008-09, and Luther administration approved the proposal prior to the end of the semester. Beginning January Term 2009, the college removed the trays permanently.
The website URL where information about the program is available:
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