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Resolving to be more sustainable in 2016

 By Dana Moran on Jan. 15, 2016

Deputy Editor Dana Moran spoke to many smart, innovative operators about sustainability initiatives in 2015. Here are favorites she hopes you’ll steal.

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Elementary students help implement sugarcane lunch trays

 By FSD Staff on Jan. 13, 2016

In an attempt to rid garbage bins of Styrofoam trays, students at Heritage Elementary found a natural alternative.

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Calif. district receives USDA grant to implement farm-to-school program

By FSD Staff on Jan. 08, 2016

Officials at Plumas Unified School District say the $45,000 grant will impact more than 2,000 students.

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Elmhurst College recognized for sustainability efforts

By Bianca N. Herron on Jan. 07, 2016

The Illinois college was recently designated as a Gold Partner by the Illinois Food Scrap Coalition for its composting efforts.

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Students petition for longer-term sustainability goals

By FSD Staff on Dec. 17, 2015

The University of Iowa already has goals for the year 2020. Students want them extended to 2050.

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Sustainable for the holidays

By Dana Moran on Dec. 15, 2015

Holiday events are a time for cheer—and can be a huge revenue driver at noncommercial operations. But with those additional diners come additional turkeys.

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3 tips from sustainability superstars

By Katie Fanuko on Dec. 15, 2015

During the Food Recovery Summit in November, the Environmental Protection Agency named the 2015 National Award Winners of its Food Recovery Challenge.

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Food waste bill introduced to help schools

By Bianca N. Herron on Dec. 08, 2015

One of the provisions of the Food Recovery Act encourages schools to buy lower-priced “ugly produce.”

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N.J. school awarded $10K sustainability grant

By FSD Staff on Dec. 08, 2015

West Cape May Elementary will use the funds to expand a school garden, build a winter greenhouse and add a storage shed.

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EPA salutes noncommercial market’s best waste reducers

By Bianca N. Herron on Dec. 01, 2015

The 2015 winners of the agency’s Food Recovery Challenge used a variety of tactics to divert more than 600,000 tons of food from landfills.

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