Works Cited
Berner-Wallen, Katy, et al. “Interview with Dr. Berner-Wallen.” 28 Apr. 2025.
In this interview with our principal, we presented our idea to apply for the grant to get a composting system for our school. She was very supportive of this idea and offered to help us in any way.
“Food Waste Data—Causes & Impacts.” ReFED, https://refed.org/food-waste/the-problem/. Accessed 14 May 2025.
This website goes into detail about what food waste is and also has statistics about food waste and hunger that is associated with it.
“Green School Grant Program,”
www.nysar3.org/page/green-school-grant-program-16.html. Accessed 14 May 2025.
This website is where we found the information for the grant that we applied for.
Honova, Naomi Kaye. “What Is Europe Getting Right about Food Waste in Schools?” FoodPrint, 22 Nov. 2024, foodprint.org/blog/what-is-europe-getting-right-about-food-waste-in-schools/.
This website compared the United States with other countries, explaining how the U.S. has a significantly higher amount of food waste compared to Europian countries.
“IRUSA | Charity work across USA.” Islamic Relief USA, https://irusa.org/usa/. Accessed 14 May 2025.
This website is a great place to go on to learn more about volunteering and what places people are struggling with food waste and insecurity.
Lai, Olivia. “Explainer: What Is Food Waste?” Earth.Org, 22 November 2021, https://earth.org/what-is-food-waste/. Accessed 14 May 2025.
This website is a great source that describes food waste, and also describes the effects of food waste and different percentages of food waste.
Mulhollem, Jeff. “U.S. school cafeterias waste more food than those in other developed countries.” Penn State, 18 January 2021, https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/us-school-cafeterias-waste-more-food-those-other-developed-countries. Accessed 14 May 2025.
This website gave us information on how much food is wasted in U.S. schools compared to schools in other countries It also gave some explanation as to why so much gets wasted.
Pearson, Pete. “Food Waste Warriors.” FOOD WASTE WARRIORS A Deep Dive into Food Waste in US Schools, 2019, c402277.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/publications/1271/files/original/FoodWasteWarriorR_CS_121819.pdf?1576689275.
This document shares many facts and numbers about schools regarding food waste.
“Schools | Home.” USDA, https://www.usda.gov/foodlossandwaste/schools. Accessed 14 May 2025.
This website discusses how the government is trying to reduce food waste within K-12 schools.