Dine Without a Tray!Why should you go tray-free?

Save energy and waterOn average, it takes 1/3 to 1/2 of a gallon of heated water to wash each tray.1

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Reduce Water PollutionDetergents and drying cleaners used to clean trays can pollute our water supplies.

Waste Less FoodOther tray-free universities have reduced food waste by an average of 25% − 30%.

Join others in a good cause75% of colleges and universities in the U.S. have tray-free dining programs.2

1: Source: ARAMARK Higher Education Trayless Dining Report, 20082: Source: Sustainable Endowments Institute Report Card, 2010

Make a di�erence every day...

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REDUCES WATER USE SAVES ENERGY LIMITS FOOD WASTE

THANKS FORDINING TRAY-FREE!

Did you know....There is huge support for tray-free dining!

For more information, visit: www.housing.ucla.edu/greendining

90% of UCLA diners surveyed in 2010 support the initiative for tray-free dining on campus.Source: Sustainable Food Systems at UCLA Research Report, ESLP 2010

75% of U.S. colleges and universities have implemented tray-free dining programs as of 2010.Source: ARAMARK Higher Education Trayless Dining Report, 2008

Of 92,000 students, sta�, & faculty surveyed at 300 universities, 79% approve of tray-free dining.Source: Sustainable Endowments Institute Report Card, 2010

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What else can you do?

Thanks.

You make a di�erence for the enviroment by dining tray-free!

You save water.1 You save energy.2 You reduce pollution.3If Hedrick Dining had trays, more than 6,000 gallons of extra water would be used every month to wash them.

Washing each tray uses 1/3 to 1/2 gallons of water and thousands of watts of electricity to heat that water.

By reducing the use of chemical cleaning detergents and drying cleaners, you help reduce water pollution.

Watch your waste.Wasted food means in wasted energy and resources used to produce it.Instead, try customizing your order by asking for only what you want to eat.

Mind the meat.Meats, especially beef & pork, emit huge amounts of harmful greenhouse gases.Instead, try eating one or more vegetarian meals per day. Or, try choosing chicken and turkey instead of other meats.

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1,000,000+pounds of edible food are wasted every year at UCLA.

Dine tray-free andhelp reduce food waste.

Other tray-free universities have reduced food waste by 25% – 30%.

More ways you can reduce food waste:

Take only what you’ll really eat.Do your best to judge how hungry you are...you can always go back for seconds later!

1 Customize your meal& get what you want.Want the entrée but not the sides? Just ask! We can customize your order so you get only what you want.

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GO TRAY-FREE EVERY MEAL, EVERY DINING HALL!

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Because you are dining tray-free...

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You saved energy.Thousands of watts of power are needed to heat the water used to wash each tray.

You conserved water.On average, it takes 1/3 to 1/2 of a gallon of heated water to washeach tray.

You limited waste.Hedrick has less food waste than other dining halls becauseof tray-free dining!

You reduced pollution.Detergents and drying cleaners used to clean trays can pollute ourwater supplies.

Thanks for Dining Tray-Free!

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Free yourself from high maintenance trays!

DINE TRAY-FREE

Water isWasted

Water isPollutedFood is

Wasted

Energy isWasted

Save energy.Thousands of watts of power are needed to heat the water used to wash each tray.

Conserve water.On average, it takes 1/3 to 1/2 of a gallon of heated water to washeach tray.

Limit waste.Over 1,000,000 pounds of edible food are wasted every year by UCLA diners.

Reduce pollution.Detergents and drying cleaners used to clean trays can pollute ourwater supplies.

www.housing.ucla.edu/greendining

Trays are reserved forneed-based use only.

Waste less water, food &energy at every meal.

DINE TRAY-FREE!

DINE TRAY-FREE!

SAVE ENERGY CONSERVE WATER REDUCE FOOD WASTE