From "The Daily Orange" a post by Janae DeRusso goes as follows:
Trayless dining is one of the easiest ways the Syracuse University campus couldSince Old Dominion University converted to trayless dinning in the Fall 2008 semester, I believe that the amount of food wasted has been cut tremendously. I can not find exact statistics from ODU on the matter, but since employing this smarter way of eating in the on-campus cafeterias, students can no longer over indulge on the buffet of food provided by our school because they can only eat what can be carried in two hands. This usually equates to a plate of food in one hand and a drink in the other as opposed to a tray stacked with two, three, or even four plates of food, which more often than not is thrown away rather than completely consumed. I agree with Janae DeRusso's views on this matter. Trayless dining was one of the smarter, eco-friendly decisions ODU has made during my two and a half years here.
become more environmentally friendly. By removing trays, dining centers that
run on all-you-can-eat meal systems will significantly reduce the amount of food
that is wasted each day.
Nice, you and Janae are correct. When we used trays in the dining halls people [me included] would pile plate, on top of plate, testing out the creations of the cafe. Whatever was uneatable or just overkill was thrown away. The tray washer belt was always overfilled with tarys and leftover food. The greening of ODU's dining was a great idea. Booyah.
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