Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 51.10
Liaison Kristin Larson
Submission Date Aug. 1, 2012
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San Diego State University
OP-T2-3: Trayless Dining

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Sarah Campbell
Sustainability Center Intern
Center for Regional Sustainability
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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:

SDSU initiated trayless dining programs in 2007 in the Cuicicalli and University Towers residence halls removing all trays in the all-you-care-to-eat restaurant called The Dining Room in Cuicacalli residence hall. Dining Services estimates trayless dining has reduced the amount of food Dining Services purchases and produces and has waste by as much as one third. Overall customer satisfaction has remained high.


List the year the program was started:
Sept. 1, 2007

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

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:
70

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:

SDSU's trayless dining program was featured on ABC in 2008: http://abcnews.go.com/OnCampus/story?id=6087767&page=2


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