Cafeteria food recycling programs could be coming to Colt Andrews and Rockwell schools thanks to $750,000 in grants to the R.I. School Recycling Project (RISRP). The nonprofit will use the money to help every elementary school in Rhode Island launch student-led food waste recycling programs.

“Elementary school students will be able to play crucial roles extending the life of the Central Landfill and significantly reducing their schools’ carbon footprint. And the best part? It will be done by students with help from great custodians, cafeteria staff and teachers,” said RISRP Co-Director Jim Corwin.

The initiative is expected to extend the life of the state’s only landfill by diverting hundreds of tons of cafeteria food waste from the Johnston facility to composting and other environmental

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