The dining hall in recognition to Earth Day has stopped using trays in order the raise awareness on the superfluous waste associate with the trays. Cafeteria trays have been associated with causing greater food waste and use of water in clean up.
However students are agitated about today’s change. “I am already clumsy. This is just asking for me to drop something in front of everyone,” said Amanda Chandra, a freshman.
Other students were surprised how much the change disrupted their normal eating patterns.
“When I got to the dining hall it is usually just to grab something quick to eat right before class. Now when I go in the dining hall I have to make several trips just to put my plates away. Today I was late to
two classes,” said freshman Amanda Swearigen.
“In California, no-tray schools include UC Irvine, UC Riverside, UC Santa Cruz, San Diego State, Loyola Marymount University and all five undergraduate campuses in the Claremont Colleges consortium to which Pomona College belongs,” according to the Los Angeles Times.
Earth day originally started April 22, 1970 and has been used to reflect on the environment and how to keep it healthy.
The dining hall will resume using trays on Friday.
***UPDATE***
The dining hall has enacted a new policy of tray-less Fridays.
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