Fourth graders Dora Cabarcas, Celine David and Maddie Woods during lunch time at River Oaks Elementary in March. When Houston ISD fourth grader Dora Cabarcas read an article about how a 12-year-old in ...

All around the school cafeteria, what do we see? White Styrofoam trays. Trays that are tossed in the trash after just one use. Thousands of Styrofoam trays that are used each day, ending up in ...

GLENDALE, Calif. (KABC) -- An elementary school in Glendale will soon start using reusable cafeteria trays. The move replaces disposable plates and utensils. It's part of a pilot program at Benjamin ...

One student’s concern for the environment has prompted St. Thomas More School, Salisbury Township, to switch from Styrofoam and plastic eating utensils to reusable, compartmented trays, china mugs and ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — An elementary school in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is one step closer to a zero-waste lunch program. "Students threw about 500 foam trays in the landfill every week," ...

D’IBERVILLE, Miss. (WLOX) - The Harrison County School District recently launched a program aimed at reducing waste at lunchtime. The district’s child nutrition department has been purchasing reusable ...

The Anchorage School District is moving away from prepackaged TV-dinner-style lunches served in throw-away plastic trays in an effort launched this year to reduce trash and increase the appeal of ...