Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 69.95
Liaison John Alejandro
Submission Date March 11, 2014
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University of San Diego
OP-T2-3: Trayless Dining

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Paula Morreale
Sustainability Coordinator
Office of 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:

Trays are not provided in any of the campus eateries. All areas are 100% styrofoam-free and trayless dining facilities that use greenware - compostable flatware, cups and plates made of renewable resources, and 100% recycled content paper goods. The main dining area, the Student Life Pavilion, serves its customers on chinaware that is washed and reused.


List the year the program was started:
Aug. 1, 2009

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:
100

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:

Also See http://www.sandiego.edu/usdmag/?p=571
See Page 25 of Dining Services' Sustainability initiatives at:
http://catcher.sandiego.edu/items/usd/Campus%20Dining%202013%20w.pdf


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