Waste audit guides
How to determine what to audit in
your lunchroom and kitchen
Food waste tracking in kitchens
Analyzing waste audit data
Sourcing food from school gardens and local farms
to encourage consumption of healthy foods
Menu planning and food preparation
Preventing food waste at the serving line, including
Offer versus Serve
Policies and laws regarding share tables and the redistribution of food
(including the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act that
supports the donation of recovered food)
How to set up and operate a share table
Redistribution of surplus food within a school
Donation of surplus food to an outside organization or in-school food pantry
The environmental benefits of composting
Onsite composting
Offsite commercial composting
How to get started composting in your lunchroom
Hands-on classroom or service learning projects
Curricula and lessons about food and food waste
Teaching tools and resources
Communications within school community
Communications with the wider community
Get recognized with programs such as Green Ribbon
Schools and the U.S. Food Waste Challenge