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Recycle maniacs

Jun. 25, 2014

Four hundred sixty-one colleges and universities across the United States participated in the 14th annual RecycleMania tournament.

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New York City’s school composting program goes bananas

 Jun. 23, 2014

A banana-filled bin at Public School 30 on Staten Island serves as a composting container to help lower the amount of good food being hauled to trash heaps.

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Bowling Green University's dining hall provides Green Roof tours

Jun. 19, 2014

The Oaks Dining Hall is offering Green Roof tours at the University to continue to promote an environment-friendly campus.

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Duke Dining prohibits polystyrene

Jun. 17, 2014

At the start of the spring semester, polystyrene foam was banned from all Duke University dining locations. Sustainability is a high priority at the Durham, N.C., campus—the university has been composting for more than 11 years.

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University of New Hampshire embraces sustainable seafood

Jun. 16, 2014

Last fall, students from Slow Food UNH coordinated a pilot program which included a “Slow Fish Workshop."

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Emporia State Univ. teams up with The Green Door to reduce waste sent to landfill

Jun. 12, 2014

The Green Door and Emporia State University’s dining services, operated by Sodexo, are working together to recycle and reduce the amount of waste sent to landfills. Over the past five years, ESU dining services has recycled almost 11 tons of containers with the help of the Green Door.

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St. Cloud Hospital uses food waste as fertilizer

Jun. 09, 2014

Flower gardens surrounding the St. Cloud Hospital could bloom a little brighter this year with the help of fertilizer produced from waste food.

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2014 Silver Plate: Mark LoParco

By Megan Warmouth on Jun. 09, 2014

Raised in upstate New York, Mark LoParco’s interest in sustainable food systems began early in life.

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University of Maryland kicks off sustainable campus farm

By Megan Warmouth on Jun. 04, 2014

In late April, the University of Maryland (UMD) dining services team, in College Park, launched the Terp Farm, the university’s new sustainable vegetable farm.

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Denison University works with Food Recovery Network to donate leftover food

Jun. 04, 2014

In November 2013, Denison University became the first Ohio school to join the national Food Recovery Network — taking leftover dining hall food and, rather than tossing it, donating it to area agencies that fight hunger.

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