Trayless week begins with balancing act
Initial results indicate that trayless dining may have caused less food waste at the Pavillion at Dobbs, Dobbs student supervisor Andy St. Clair said.
"Today, we prepared less food, and there's less food being thrown away," St. Clair said.
Dishes from diners at the Pavilion at Dobbs were collected and extra waste was thrown away.
"Right now, when we had the trays, that bin would be quarter to halfway full, and right now it's barely a fifth full," St. Clair said. "I'm really surprised about that. I didn't think it was going to be this much of an impact."
St. Clair acknowledged student reaction was mixed, and some students want their trays back.
"They just don't like not having the trays, because they feel like it's a hastle to get up and down,"he said.
St. Clair said he hopes the opinion will become more supportive.
"It just sucks that they're complaining about it, because we're trying to help the environment," he said. "Hopefully the complaints will be less as the week goes on."