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Tahoe Truckee Unified School District: Schooled on sustainability

At this California district, conserving resources and cutting waste has become a way of life.

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Schools produce 530,000 tons of food waste annually, new study estimates

The waste could be costing schools $1.7 billion each school year.

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Food waste gets futuristic: McDonald’s coffee to be used in car parts

By Jonathan Maze on Dec. 06, 2019

A unique partnership between the burger chain and Ford will use chaff from coffee beans to make housing for headlamps.

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3 easy ways to make foodservice facilities more environmentally friendly

Sponsored content from our partner Hoshizaki on Nov. 26, 2019

There are a handful of ways that foodservice facilities can be made more environmentally friendly. Check out these three easy ways to get the ball rolling.

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Hydroponic farm brings hyperlocal produce to Rochester Institute of Technology

By FSD Staff on Nov. 25, 2019

The on-campus farm is providing the university with greens such as kale, cilantro, basil and lettuce.

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Vanderbilt University pilots Choose to Reuse to-go initiative

By FSD Staff on Nov. 18, 2019

The goal is to roll out the sustainable container program across campus next year.

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Senior living facility adds hydroponic garden

By FSD Staff on Nov. 18, 2019

The farm is located inside its dining facility and grows a variety of herbs and produce.

Operations

School district apologizes after throwing away students’ meals

By FSD Staff on Nov. 14, 2019

Around 40 students at Richfield High School had their hot lunches thrown away Monday and replaced with a cold lunch due to having a negative lunch balance of $15 or more.

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Michigan Dining shares sustainability best practices at a recent chefs’ gathering

By Benita Gingerella on Oct. 16, 2019

The University of Michigan’s dining team shared its sustainability accomplishments during FoodService Director’s third annual Culinary Council Chefs’ Summit.

Steal This Idea

Steal this idea: Take it home

Oct. 03, 2019

Offer a take-home meal option for students and staff.

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