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Liaison Richard Johnson
Submission Date Aug. 2, 2011
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Rice University
Tier2-1: Trayless Dining

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete Reporter Richard Johnson
Director of Sustainability
Facilities Engineering and Planning
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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

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A brief description of the trayless dining program:
After a successful student-run pilot program, where all trays were removed from one servery, Rice adopted a no-trays policy campus-wide. Housing & Dining has seen significant savings, including 30% post-consumer waste reduction, 15% pre-consumer waste reduction, and 11% utilities and water savings.

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