EVERY TRAY COUNTS
Thank you for your interest in Every Tray Counts!
The organization is currently transitioning to become a state program under the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality.
The Recycling and Materials Management Section (RMMS) will relaunch the program in 2024. Thank you for your patience during this time. For more information and to be kept in the loop about this transition please visit our contact page!
Thank you for your interest in Every Tray Counts!
The organization is currently transitioning to become a state program under the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality.
The Recycling and Materials Management Section (RMMS) will relaunch the program in 2024. Thank you for your patience during this time. For more information and to be kept in the loop about this transition please visit our contact page!
- NC public schools serve over 1.5 million lunches per day
- Since 2014 Every Tray Counts has helped divert 49 tons of compostable waste generated by NC public school lunchrooms away from landfills
Help us divert more!
We have compiled years of information and tips into an easy to follow School Kit for Composting which Includes:
- The Guide to Our Four Programs
- Program Forms
- Lunchroom Operations Forms & Posters
- Educational Resources & Other Supplemental Aids
Did You Know?
Our mission includes developing a strong network of local leaders, parents, volunteers, local government, and agencies so that they can continue to develop this new integrated approach to education, sustainability, and waste management in their own communities. We work toward establishing permanent sustainability practitioners and environmental educators within the school administration and staff as well as strong community advocates in each school district. Our goals also include the development of a statewide network of people working together on this issue.
Every Tray Counts • Every Throw Counts • Every Time Counts
Every Tray Counts Announces New Executive Director
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 2, 2020 Every Tray Counts is pleased to announce that Stacy Ahua has been named the organization’s next executive director, succeeding current executive director and founder Sue Scope. Stacy has started in her new role as of December 1....
Make your at home “school” lunch more eco-friendly!
By composting, either at home or with a composting service, and by reducing packaging, you can limit the amount of waste going to the landfill. Try limiting single use items and individual portion snack containers. Start small; every waste reduction is important! See...
Every Tray Counts Participates in Wake Green Schools Partnership Kick Off Event
On March 9, Every Tray Counts participated in the Wake Green Schools Partnership Kick Off Event for Teachers. At the event, community organizations and schools had the opportunity to engage with each other around ways to increase environmental literacy and creative...
We are community-powered! Your donations make this work possible.
Mission: Every Tray Counts works with children, parents and communities to promote responsible purchasing and waste diversion practices in North Carolina schools by replacing lunchroom polystyrene trays with a sustainable alternative, and diverting lunchroom compostable materials away from landfills.
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