| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 66.27 |
| Liaison | Katie Maynard |
| Submission Date | May 9, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of California, Santa Barbara
OP-T2-3: Trayless Dining
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.25 / 0.25 |
Bonnie
Crouse Assistant Director Residential 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
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A brief description of the trayless dining program:
In fall quarter of the 2009-2010 school year, Residential Dining removed trays from all four dining commons. The dining commons on-campus are each labeled as a "Trayless Dining Facility" and do not provide students the option of using a tray. Since removing trays from dining facilities, UCSB has seen a 54% reduction in food post consumer waste and a 37% average savings of total waste overall. There has been a reduction of approximately 2,400,000 pounds in solid waste. The amount of wasted food found on trays also went from 6% down to less than 3%. Further reductions included saving ~1,000,000 gallons/year of water, and chemical use from washing trays was also reduced substantially. Additionally, all trays were donated to various facilities, including schools, the Santa Barbara Rescue Mission, and UCSB Life Science and Biology labs. The total number of trays donated was 3,952. Food cost savings have allowed new sustainable programs to be implemented. We were able to implement 100% Certified Fair Trade Coffee and 100% Certified Humane Cage Free Eggs in all Dining Commons.
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List the year the program was started:
Sept. 25, 2009
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The overall percentage of meals served on campus that are trayless:
100
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The percentage of meal plan meals served on campus that are trayless:
100
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The percentage of retail facility meals served on campus that are trayless:
100
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The percentage of conference meals served on campus that are trayless:
100
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The website URL where information about the program is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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