Hello Meg,

It was a pleasure talking with you today! I am very impressed with Racine’s efforts to become more
sustainable throughout the community.

Here are some resources to help:

1. Article about USDA and EPA committed to food reduction by 2030 -- Source:
https://www.nrdc.org/experts/dana-gunders/us-sets-first-ever-goals-reduce-food-waste
2. EPA’s Food Recovery Pyramid -- https://www.epa.gov/sustainable-management-food/food-
recovery-hierarchy
3. Carton Council Grants – https://www.recyclecartons.com/act/. You can get free milk carton bins
for your school(s) if you want. I can help write a grant to cover costs needed to refine cafeteria
waste streams—Money can be used to purchase new bins, pay for good signage, printing costs
to send flyers home to families regarding recycling, pay for my time to travel down and help
with a school analysis of the cafeteria flow of food and waste, etc.
a. Here is an article on the project outcomes of this grant --
http://eeinwisconsin.org/resource/about.aspx?s=136217.0.0.2209.
b. Sample grant attached.