| Overall Rating | Reporter - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | |
| Liaison | Patrick McKee |
| Submission Date | April 15, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Connecticut
OP-T2-3: Trayless Dining
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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Reporter |
Richard
Miller Director Office of Envirnmental Policy |
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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:
All dining halls on campus, except South and the commercial Market Place/Food Court in the Student Union, have been trayless since 2008. this program was implemented after a studey at one of the dinig halls, which found that trayless dining reduces food waste by 30% and reduces energy and water consumption (dishwashing) by 20 - 25%.
This study was conducted at Whitney dinig hall, where dinner meals were monitored over a three-week period. Week one, they measured waste, energy consumption and water usage with trays, the second week with "trayless" education, and the final week, without using trays. At Northwest, they measured the amount of waste reduction without trays. The savings during this short period at dinner alone was substantial.
http://www.ecohusky.uconn.edu/article82708.htm
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List the year the program was started:
June 1, 2008
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The overall percentage of meals served on campus that are trayless:
70
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The percentage of meal plan meals served on campus that are trayless:
75
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The percentage of retail facility meals served on campus that are trayless:
25
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The percentage of conference meals served on campus that are trayless:
20
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The website URL where information about the program is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Additional UConn trayless information and news:
http://www.dining.uconn.edu/news_trayless.html
http://advance.uconn.edu/2008/080902/08090210.htm
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