Meatless Mondays Gone Mainstream

Many of you have probably seen these around the dining halls...
So now you know it's not just our class that's pushing peanut butter and jelly. The school is taking sustainable food consumption to the whole student population. We'll see how the student population takes it.

I remember when they began the trayless dining program in 2009. Students were apt to complain, but in spite of themselves reduced water usage and and cut food waste by at least 35% (http://housing.wwu.edu/dining/faq.php). I'm curious to see how students respond to this latest measure - whether like me they will be all the happier to attend Western for it, or if they will feel it is sustainability shoved down their throats (I notice they will still be serving meat at the grill and deli to avoid some of this ill sentiment).

Just one more example in the debate: should businesses be the ones to put forth a sustainable product array, or should consumers be the ones to choose among them?