by Every Tray Counts | Nov 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
Help Wake County Schools Go Sustainable Are you aware that Wake County Public Schools are using polystyrene trays in the lunchroom? That’s over 50,000 trays per day for lunch alone! Compostable trays and the kitchen food waste could be composted. Every Tray Counts...
by Every Tray Counts | Oct 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
The School Cafeteria Discards Assessment Project (SCRAP) highlighted the waste audit being performed at Kingwood Elementary in Cary, NC. Volunteers, Every Tray Counts, and others participated. Way to go! https://erefdn.org/school-cafeteria-waste/
by Every Tray Counts | Oct 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
Every Tray Counts is growing! We currently have 3 programs: Full Pilot, Adopt-A-School (new), and Toolkit (new and partially funded). First, Kingswood Elementary School in Cary, North Carolina. With a student population of 415 students, their enthusiasm seems twice as...
by Every Tray Counts | Jul 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
We Need You! Help us develop the “toolkit” for NC schools! As you know, Every Tray Counts is dedicated to working with children, parents, communities, and interested participants within North Carolina School districts to engage in responsible purchasing and waste...
by Every Tray Counts | May 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
The School Cafeteria Discards Assessment Project (SCrAP), developed by the Environmental Research and Education Foundation (EREF), focuses on collecting waste quantities in school cafeterias and understanding how it is managed. Schools are able to sign up and...
