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Anyone who has walked through a cafeteria knows firsthand how much good food is being thrown out, but did you know 40% of all the food in the US never gets eaten even though one in six Hamilton County residents is food insecure? Here are some great ways to train your students to place value on this food while helping others who are hungry.
- Be the first school in Ohio to join Food Rescue, an Indiana-based resource to help you set up and track food rescued through sharing tables and food pantries.
- High school and university students can participate in the Campus Kitchen Project. Utilize your campus kitchen when it's not in use to rescue food and create meals for community members who are food insecure.
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Apply
for a Green Umbrella grant to purchase an energy-efficient refrigerator to store all of the food you're rescuing.
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We have been working with local health departments to set up guidelines for school food rescue. For technical assistance to reduce wasted food at your school,
email
Cher Mohring or call 513-946-7737. For a presentation on reducing wasted food for your PTO, your staff, or your classroom,
email
us.
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Book early to secure the best dates!
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Paperboard is a paper-based material that is thicker than paper and thinner than cardboard. Remind your students and colleagues that they can recycle their paperboard boxes. Print and
hang this
paperboard recycling poster around your school and share the following facts during announcements and in newsletters:
- Paperboard is made from trees.
- Although paperboard is completely recyclable, Hamilton County residents throw almost 12,000 tons into the landfill annually.
- Reusing a paperboard box saves even more resources than recycling it. For example, use old shoe boxes to organize and store stuff.
For technical assistance, indoor recycling containers, and signage to start or improve your school recycling program
email Cher Mohring or call 513-946-7737.
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