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Annenberg’s program is part of a larger movement at Harvard, including Quincy House’s month-long pilot “Trayless Thursdays?? initiative in 2008 and Adams House’s current trayless Saturday lunches. But HUDS Executive Director Ted Mayer said that going trayless comes with its own set of problems, making it difficult and perhaps counterproductive to institutionalize these changes...
Although Quincy House’s “Trayless Thursdays?? experiment reduced the amount of waste per meal, the House abandoned the program last week. Quincy’s month-long trayless initiative yielded an average of 1.40 ounces of waste per tray compared to the 1.87 ounces in the four weeks prior—a 22 percent decrease, according to Harvard University Dining Services (HUDS) spokewoman Crista Martin. Quincy had trayless Thursdays during its community-only dinners throughout the month of February. While the trayless campaign in Quincy decreased the amount of leftover food, it remains...
...balancing plates through a bustling dining hall just became a whole lot harder, at least for Quincy residents. For the month of February, Quincy House will not provide trays during its Thursday community-only dinners, unless a student specifically requests one. Quincy’s “Trayless Thursdays?? came as the result of a collaboration between Quincy House officials and the Resource Efficiency Program, a group that aims to educate students about sustainability. Harvard University Dining Services spokeswoman Crista Martin said that those involved hope that eliminating trays will help achieve a number of environmental...
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