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LIVABLE CITY YEAR City of Auburn CURRENT FOOD WASTE AND POTENTIAL FOOD RESCUE PROGRAMS FOR THE AUBURN SCHOOL DISTRICT Executive Summary Conclusions Report Author: Courtney Schupp This project was made possible through the following collaborations: School of Public Health SPH 491/492: Public Health Capstone Instructors: Deb Hinchey Jennifer Otten This project evaluated current food waste patterns within elementary, middle, and high schools in the Auburn School District to determine if wasted food could be rescued and reallocated to feed students or community members experiencing food insecurity. Waste audits revealed significant differences in overall waste sorting as well as high amounts of rescuable food in waste bins, indicating a need for stronger food waste prevention efforts and implementation of a food rescue program. Methods “Trash-on-a-tarp” waste audits were completed according to the following steps: • Weigh and record current waste • Sort all waste into correct trash, recycle, and compost bins • Weigh and record corrected waste • Count rescuable food items Observational data included lunchroom layout and current sustainability efforts. Findings The following practices improved waste sorting and/or rescue of edible food items: • Compost bins • Labels on waste bins • Participation in the King County Green Schools Program • Using a student-run “Green Team” to help oversee waste sorting at the point of discard • The presence of a well-labeled food share bin or area for food rescue Auburn elementary, middle, and high schools could all benefit from improved food waste reduction programming. Many schools have programs or are participating in best practices in regards to food shares, labeling, waste sorting education, and lunchroom monitoring. All schools, regardless of these programs, could improve their lunchroom compost and trash sorting rates, but participation in Rescuable food found within trash, recycling, and compost bins at one school after sorting all lunchroom waste. (Above) Credit: Student Team Member the King County Green Schools Program at any level can significantly improve schools’ correctly sorted compost and trash rates. Further, implementation and adherence to a food rescue program has the potential to rescue over 85,000 calories of food from all Auburn schools on a single day for students or community members in need. Example food share box at one Auburn school. Credit: Student Team Member Credit: Courtney Schupp Credit: Courtney Schupp

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LIVABLE CITY YEARCity of Auburn

CURRENT FOOD WASTE AND POTENTIAL FOOD RESCUE PROGRAMS FOR THE AUBURN SCHOOL DISTRICT

Executive Summary

Conclusions

Report Author: Courtney Schupp

This project was made possible through the

following collaborations:

School of Public HealthSPH 491/492: Public Health

Capstone

Instructors: Deb HincheyJennifer Otten

This project evaluated current food waste patterns within elementary, middle, and high schools in the Auburn School District to determine if wasted food could be rescued and reallocated to feed students or community members experiencing food insecurity. Waste audits revealed significant differences in overall waste sorting as well as high amounts of rescuable food in waste bins, indicating a need for stronger food waste prevention efforts and implementation of a food rescue program.

Methods“Trash-on-a-tarp” waste audits were completed according to the following steps:

• Weigh and record current waste

• Sort all waste into correct trash, recycle, and compost bins

• Weigh and record corrected waste

• Count rescuable food items

Observational data included lunchroom layout and current sustainability efforts.

FindingsThe following practices improved waste sorting and/or rescue of edible food items:

• Compost bins

• Labels on waste bins

• Participation in the King County Green Schools Program

• Using a student-run “Green Team” to help oversee waste sorting at the point of discard

• The presence of a well-labeled food share bin or area for food rescue

Auburn elementary, middle, and high schools could all benefit from improved food waste reduction programming. Many schools have programs or are participating in best practices in regards to food shares, labeling, waste sorting education, and lunchroom monitoring. All schools, regardless of these programs, could improve their lunchroom compost and trash sorting rates, but participation in

Rescuable food found within trash, recycling, and compost bins at one school after sorting all lunchroom waste. (Above)Credit: Student Team Member

the King County Green Schools Program at any level can significantly improve schools’ correctly sorted compost and trash rates. Further, implementation and adherence to a food rescue program has the potential to rescue over 85,000 calories of food from all Auburn schools on a single day for students or community members in need.

Example food share box at one

Auburn school. Credit: Student Team Member

Credit: Courtney Schupp

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