ELCA colleges embrace green trend Cafeteria trays—piled high with plates and beverages or used as makeshift winter sleds—may soon be a thing of the past on college campuses. “Trayless” dining halls are the latest trend in the “greening” of higher education. This fall nearly half of the ELCA ’s 28 colleges and universities have gone completely or partially trayless. Some are considering such a move or taking other green steps such as composting or using recyclable wares.
Sarah Welch, a former marketing specialist at Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio, said studies of trayless universities show “an average of 1 ounce [less food waste] per customer per meal.” At Wittenberg that means “nearly 1 ton (1,750 pounds) of food each month,” she added. The rest of this article is only available to subscribers. |
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