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Colleges ditch dining hall trays
Feb 20, 2008 10:32 AM
A universal fixture is disappearing from residence hall dining halls: the tray. College cafeterias nationwide are going to trayless dining in an effort to reduce waste. The rationale is that students won't load up on large portions in all-you-can-eat settings if they can't stack their dishes on a tray. San Diego State University took away trays in its main student dining hall last fall –- saving more than 11 tons of food. Next month, the University of San Diego plans to go trayless on Fridays. Cafeterias in at least a dozen other colleges around the country, including New York's Skidmore College and San Francisco State University, have jettisoned trays.
To read The San Diego Union-Tribune article, click here.
