Today was the first day this summer that I saw any trays in the Occidental cafeteria. There was a big group of 5th graders using them. I had suspected that campus dining was going trayless and saw signs up today to confirm it.
Eliminating trays from cafeteria settings means that the institution saves water (they don’t have to clean the trays). In a southern california drought, that makes all the sense in the world. Customers may have to walk a bit more between the service area and tables to get food, drinks etc. Plus, in an all-you-can-eat environment like the Oxy cafeteria in the summer, you’re not as tempted to load up a tray with all kinds of food items that you won’t finish. So trayless also promotes health and prevents waste.
Congrats to campus dining for trying trayless this summer. I hope they adopt it permanently.
