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Orange County Schools outlines Sustainability Plan 2030; board presses on electric-bus costs and charging needs
Summary
District sustainability lead presented Plan 2030 progress: 25 million pounds diverted from landfills, expanded composting, 104 schools on Duke Energy—s clean-energy subscription, and a pilot for electric vehicles — prompting board questions about bus range, charging costs and grant dependence.
Jennifer Fowler presented an update on Orange County Public Schools— Sustainability Plan 2030, detailing waste, energy, water and health targets and the district—s progress toward them. Fowler reported that in fiscal year 2025 OCPS "diverted 25,000,000 pounds of materials, achieving a 34.4% diversion rate from the landfill," and described steps to improve sorting, training and reinvestment of recycling rebates into schools.
On school food and wellness, Fowler said district nutrition sources include "91% of all food served to students is sourced from American growers, 15% is sourced locally," and that plant-forward menu offerings increased. She…
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