Zero Waste: Switching to Reusables

Join IREJN for a 50-minute webinar on how schools can reduce waste and save money by switching to reusable cutlery and dishware. Amber Schmidt from Clean Water Action presents.

You can download her presentation here

More Resources below

Here are several links:

https://www.mass.gov/info-details/massdep-reduce-reuse-rr-working-group#:~:text=A%20forum%20for%20discussion%20of,2030%20Solid%20Waste%20Master%20Plan.

https://www.plasticfreerestaurants.org/subsidy

You can also browse and download 4 New England case studies on Clean Water Action’s website here: https://cleanwater.org/campaign/rethink-disposable

And here is a grant the Rhode Island Department of Education created due to schools using Styrofoam trays. As of January 1^st 2025, Rhode Island has a state-wide polystyrene ban.

https://ride.ri.gov/child-nutrition/get-foam-out