A Rhode Island school is ditching plastic foam trays at lunchtime in favor of reusable stainless steel trays and sporks. It’s cut lunch waste 90 percent.

In May 2019, parents and students at Speas Elementary started a pilot composting program during lunch service. Chartwells K12 covered the cost difference for compostable trays versus polystyrene tray.

News; Springfield Renaissance School students push for switch from plastic foam to biodegradable lunch trays. Updated: ; Nov. 09, 2023, 5:34 p.m. | Published: ; Nov ...