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The Trayless University

The Trayless University. By: Kevin Watters, Kiersten Purinton, Andrew Delohery, Kevan Chao Environment and Politics 17 th of November. 330 lbs / day. 150 college text books. 3x the Amount Saved at Skidmore That’s nearly 8075 pounds of food per week.

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The Trayless University

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  1. The Trayless University By: Kevin Watters, Kiersten Purinton, Andrew Delohery, Kevan Chao Environment and Politics 17th of November

  2. 330 lbs / day 150 college text books

  3. 3xthe Amount Saved at SkidmoreThat’s nearly 8075 pounds of food per week

  4. “If 5 percent of Americans food scraps were recovered it would represent one days worth of food for 4 million people.” Trays create unneeded food waste pre / post consumer Often leads to overeating and the “freshman 15” • Aims

  5. Goals and Capabilities of Project • Goal: To remove trays from all dining facilities on campus. • Local • Overall sustainability of RPI • Consistency with Sustainability Report Card • Extended Sense • Plan is scalable across the nation to other Universities, such as…

  6. Examples of scalable colleges…

  7. Social Alliances Envision a collegiate version similar to the Kyoto Protocol between RPI… …and the other trayless schools in the area!!

  8. Stakeholders Food Services/Suppliers Students/Faculty Sanitation Services Rensselaer Polytechnic Other college campuses Tray Manufacturers Parents of the Students

  9. Rationale • A study found that each person would reduce food consumption by 28% • Schools create 30% lessfood waste, and 10% less water waste • Food waste is 17% of landfill mass Methane produced by landfills!!!

  10. Logistics: • Phase 1 – Media • Non invasive campaign targeting students to increase support for removing trays. • Phase 2 - Infrastructure • Improve the infrastructure of the dining halls to support the removal of trays. • Phase 3 – Final Removal of Trays & Accommodations • The actual removal of the trays and accommodating change in dish size • Phase 4 – Educational Awareness Campaign • Educate other colleges in the area

  11. Funding Simple: • Part of college budget • Also necessary for facility changes • Advertisement done via Concerto ?

  12. Professionals Needed Student Advocates Public Relations and Graphic Designers Administrative Personnel

  13. Cultural Shifts and Trends Nationally: Interest in environmentalism by individuals and increased awareness Political: Trayless RPI would increase the national momentum Economically: Save money!!! Environmentally: Decrease emissions, decrease food waste

  14. Conclusion Reduces waste! Reduces Methane Production! Alleviate Global Warming! Reduces Energy and Water!

  15. The Moral of the Story?Remove Trays and Save The Planet!

  16. Questions??

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