Continue to Site >>>

sustainability

Steal This Idea

Put it in writing

 Oct. 10, 2014

I wrote a manual to spell out how we should be purchasing food to help us improve the health of our patients and employees.

Operations

Maine students learn about local sourcing

 Oct. 09, 2014

Maranacook Community High School recently held several events in conjunction with Maine Harvest Lunch Week, Sept. 29-Oct. 3.

Operations

NYC schools expand lunch composting program

Oct. 08, 2014

The city's in-school scrap collection program will grow from 90 schools to more than 720 around the city — including every public school in Manhattan and Staten Island, the Department of Sanitation announced Monday.

Operations

New food waste rules start in Massachusetts

Oct. 06, 2014

Dozens of Berkshire businesses and institutions are among the 1,700 statewide being mandated to reduce, reuse and recycle their food waste.

Operations

UNC Dining composted nearly 550 tons last year

Oct. 02, 2014

Every day in Top of Lenoir, hundreds of students line up at the conveyor belt to drop off plates piled high with unwanted pizza crusts, rejected pot roast and the last few bites of lima beans.

Operations

Congress bans polystyrene in cafeterias

Oct. 01, 2014

Congress will join a number of US cities that have imposed restrictions on polystyrene, a widely used plastic known best as Styrofoam.

Operations

Bikers get benefits at the University of Washington

Sep. 30, 2014

Through a partnership with the national program Bicycle Benefits, campus bicycle riders at the University of Washington, in Seattle, can get 10% off their purchases at two campus foodservice locations, District Market and Husky Grind Cafe.

Operations

Pizza box composting a success at NC State

Sep. 29, 2014

Since its implementation this spring, the Pizza Box Composting Project created by NC State Waste Reduction and Recycling has composted about 3,789 pizza boxes to date and shows no signs of slowing down, according to Lauren McKinnis, the outreach coordinator for NC State Waste Reduction and Recycling.

Steal This Idea

Wasting zero at the game

Sep. 26, 2014

We held a zero-waste night event at a recent basketball game. The goal was to bring environmental awareness to the arena while diverting 90% of waste from landfills to recycling bins and composters.

Operations

Idaho schools should see more local produce on menus

Sep. 26, 2014

The Idaho State Department of Agriculture will use a $18,000 federal grant to conduct four events around the state designed to increase the amount of local food being included in school menus.

  • Page 58