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The Future is Zero Waste!
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Edible Food Recovery
As a part of California SB 1383, schools are required to donate excess edible food.
Food Scrap Recycling
The second part of SB 1383 requires schools to recycle all of their food scraps from all meal and snack services.
EDIBLE FOOD RECOVERY - HOW YOU ARE HELPING
The USDA allows students to save food items for consumption outside of a meal service area as long as the food items do not require cooling or heating. Examples of acceptable food items to consume later are a whole piece of fruit or a bag of baby carrots.
In an effort to reduce food waste and encourage the consumption of food served, many food service operations have established share tables. Share tables are carts or tables where children can place unconsumed food and beverage items (i.e., prepackaged food and beverages; unopened, wrapped food and beverages; or food items with a peel) that they choose to not eat or drink. These tables provide an opportunity for other children to take additional helpings of food or beverages at no cost.
Allow the food placed on the sharing tables that is not taken by a pupil during the course of a regular school meal time in accordance with the CalCode, Section 114079, subparagraph (A), to be donated to a food bank or any other nonprofit charitable organization.
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Cafeteria Waste Sorting Station
Setting up a Food Waste Sorting Station is easy!
(Click the link above to download <—- poster)
1. Share & Take Station
- Share and Take Rack Signs 8.5×11
- Hot Food
- Milk & Packaged Dairy
- Grains & Packaged Food
- Packaged or Whole Fruits & Vegetables
- Unopened Straw, Spork, Napkin Packet
2. Pour out your liquids
3. Get rid of the garbage
4. Recycle your food scraps
5. Stack your trays
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- The School Resource File Cabinet and the Green Team File Cabinet have moved HERE