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Needham RTS updates show growth in school food‑waste diversion as reusable trays return
Summary
Staff reported increases in school food‑waste diversion and described a shift from disposable styrofoam and compostable trays to reusable stainless steel trays, along with reported diversion tonnages for recent years and operational notes on processing and dishwasher capacity.
RTS staff reported on June 12 that the town’s school food‑waste diversion program has grown and diverted more food from the solid‑waste stream in recent years, and that the schools are shifting to reusable stainless steel trays.
Staff provided diversion figures the committee said were: 127 tons in 2022, 317 tons in 2023 and 385 tons in the most recent reporting period for school and transfer‑station food waste. Staff described the…
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