Balancing act for students cuts food waste, energy use
Trayless dining, which cuts food waste up to 50 percent and reduces water, energy use, catches on at universities.Then, there's pleasing the students: 79% of the 92,000 students surveyed this spring said they supported move. And: In Maine, colleges also compost, and buy in bulk (click 'See also').
USA Today 2008-07-23
Categories: BUSINESS, EDUCATION, Institutional, School Meals & Snacks
Index: Ann S. Kim, Anthony Cortese, Aramark, Arlin Wasserman, Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, Bon Appetit, Chris Stemen, Colby College, dining services, Georgia Tech, Julian Dautremont-Smith, Maine Maritime Academy, New York University, Saint Joseph's College, Second Nature, Sodexho, Theo Kalikow, University of Florida, University of Maine-Farmington, University of Minnesota, University of New England, University of North Carolina, University of Southern Maine, Varun Avasthi, waste stream