| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 62.73 |
| Liaison | Tina Woolston |
| Submission Date | Aug. 1, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Tufts University
Tier2-1: Trayless Dining
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.25 / 0.25 |
Patricia
Klos Director of Dining and Business Services Dining Services |
Does the institution have a trayless dining program in which trays are removed from or not available in dining halls?:
A brief description of the trayless dining program:
As a result of a successful pilot program in March, Tufts Dining has removed trays from the Carmichael and Dewick-MacPhie Dining Centers starting in the summer of 2010. The 13 day Pilot Program ran from March 28 – April 9, 2010 at Carmichael Dining Center, and as a result average electricity use was reduced by 17.5% and average food waste was reduced by 30%. A fall 2009 survey conducted by the TCU Senate revealed that 63.6% of students surveyed either approved of going trayless or had no opinion, while 36.4% of students surveyed either disapproved or strongly disapproved of going trayless.
The website URL where information about the program is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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