Florida Schools' Food Waste Program: A Win-Win to Fight Hunger and Save the Environment

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By Lorraine ChowNov 20, 2017, 1:25 pm232 pts
You've probably heard the unsettling stories of school cafeteria workers throwing away students' lunches over unpaid lunch bills, but schools in Orange County, Florida have come up with a genius solution to not only help feed hungry students and their communities, but to also cut down on food waste . For the…

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