ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Rhode Island schools throw away nearly 2,500 tons of food into the landfill every year. And nearly 400 tons of that food is perfectly edible. That's a problem for a lot of reasons. The landfill is running out of space. Rotting food creates methane gas, and that food isn't going to families that struggle to buy groceries.
But the RI Schools Recycling Project has a solution. It goes into schools and trains students to sort their food, instead of throwing it all away. The group is aiming to reach every school in Rhode Island by 2030. Co-directors Jim Corwin and Warren Hammond join host David Cicilline to talk more about their progress.
Learn more about the Rhode Island Foundation at https://rifoundation.org/.
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