New York City schools switch to compostable lunch trays
In making the switch, environmental advocates hope the trays will be healthier for the city's more than 1 million public school students and cut down on trash sent to landfills.
New Jersey town receives funding to start food-recycling project
By recycling food waste from the school system into compost, Maple Shade Township’s program aims to lower the volume of food sent to landfills.