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Recipient of a UL Innovative Education Award (2015) to Advance Environmental and STEM Education! read more -> |
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Selected for the 2016 international SUSTAINIA100,
innovative solutions to the world’s problems!
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GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY
and VICTORIES!
THE NEW
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CafCu's work is benefitting
2.8 million public school students in NYC, LA, Chicago, Miami, Orlando,and Dallas. These 6 cities combined are eliminating 1/2 a BILLION styrene foam trays annually from landfills,incinerators, and student meals! (Foam Trays Out of Schools-> ) 
Cafcu Volunteer Puppeteers with giant No-Styrofoam Puppets, Climate Action Day, NYC
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NYC Council passed the #BYObag bill
but legislators in Albany want to stop the bill
Read the latest update here and TAKE ACTIONl
NEST+m 3rd graders at New York City Hall Bag Bill Rally, April 2016
Rebeca, 7th grader from Tompkins Square Middle School, asking NYC Council Members to vote "yes" for the bag fee (April 2016, NY City Hall).
Shazia, Rachel, Nerlande and Tiana, from MS 246 Walt Whitman, speaking personally and passionately about NYC's plastic litter problem with bill sponsor, Council Member Lander (April 2016, NY City Hall).
ARTS+ACTION
School Programs
Zero Waste Cafeterias
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Student Advocacy
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A Message from 8th grade Filmakers in...Watch on YouTube; Watch on Vimeo->
The Dark Beauty of the Beads - #beadfree |
Journey of Plastic LitterWatch on YouTube; Watch on Vimeo->
SORTIN' It OUT, the music video! (watch it)Watch on Vimeo->
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In the News!CafCu in Virgin Airlines blog
Every day, “Cafeteria Rangers” appointed from the student body oversee the post-lunch recycling and sorting of food scraps and packaging. While learning about recycling and sorting, the students also practise communication and leadership skills, and design arts and media based advocacy campaigns, such as giant puppets and video shorts. (read more ->) 
"The Lower East Side school, at 111 Columbia St., achieved its goal in partnership with Cafeteria Culture, a nonprofit that has collaborated with government, environmental groups and educational institutions to promote greener diningware and zero-waste cafeterias. The organization helped the school establish its Cafeteria Ranger Program, a zero-waste-based initiative that educates children about the environmental consequences and benefits of trash recycling, explained Mendez." |
Accolades!Cafeteria Culture at the
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