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Beverly students and food services expand recycling, hydroponics and food‑waste efforts
Summary
Students from elementary through high school summarized hydroponics, recycling, food diversion and composting efforts; district nutrition staff reported partnerships with local vendors and a Simple Pack compostable‑tray pilot.
Students and staff from across the Beverly Public Schools presented a multi‑school update on sustainability initiatives at the March 12 School Committee meeting, describing classroom hydroponics, school “green teams,” recycling drives, share tables and food donations to community partners.
Why it matters: the district’s nutrition and operations staff told the committee those programs are being integrated with school meals work and vendor partnerships to reduce food waste and packaging, and to increase local purchasing.
Elementary students described hands‑on projects at Ayers, Centerville, Cove, Hannah and North Beverly: fourth‑graders at Ayers are growing lettuce, basil and other plants in hydroponic towers;…
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