From coast to coast, college students at several campuses are learning to make due without their trusty cafeteria trays. Long used to haul mounds of pasta and pizza, the trays are falling out of favor as schools look to green-up their operations. Eliminating the trays encourages diners to select only the food they really want (cutting down on waste) and reduces the amount of water used in cleaning up after meal time. A side benefit not mentioned in the article is that reduced portions may just help out with the “freshman 15”.

The University of Maine at Farmington is already seeing the benefits of going sans trays, having saved nearly 300,000 gallons of water since February 2007.

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