Скачать или смотреть Should schools save on landfill hauling fees by reducing food waste?

Schools waste A LOT of food in the lunchroom every day. It's a big problem.

By sorting waste into recovered food, liquids, recycling, landfill trash, and food scraps, Birchwood Middle School in North Providence, Rhode Island has cut lunchroom waste drastically. On one day, they calculated that they had cut landfill trash from 107 lbs. per day to under 10 lbs. That's a 90% reduction!

So it follows that cities should pay lower hauling fees for schools that sort their trash. It's a win for the environment, a win for education, and a win for cash-strapped school districts.

Learn more about the Food Smart Schools program in Rhode Island:
https://rirecyclingclub.org/

Credits:

Narration: Mayenne Addison
Video: CookiesAndRobots.com
Music: AudioCoffee.net, Oleg Kirilkov