ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. -- A wave of environmental change is happening in school lunchrooms across Florida. "I've heard from a lot of teachers. They hate seeing the amount of waste generated in school ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. — On an average day, Pinellas County Schools serve up more than 86,000 meals and 7,000 snacks. And, they're all served on trays, in bowls, cups and boxes that get tossed in the trash.

The used lunch trays Emily Fox took home about four years ago from the loading dock outside her elementary school were gross, some still plastered with ketchup. Emily stacked the trays in piles of 10.

Charleston County School District’s (CCSD) Office of Nutrition Services launched a pilot program at the beginning of the 2018-19 school year to see if implementing compostable meal trays was feasible.

Montgomery County Public Schools is making a big change to its school lunch program, and students will immediately see the difference. The district is ditching its traditional Styrofoam lunch trays as ...

WASHINGTON — Anne Arundel County, Maryland, may soon be making the switch from plastic to paper when it comes to takeout containers and lunch trays. This is the second attempt by Democrats in the ...