Recipient of the US EPA 2013 Environmental Quality Award
from the US Environmental Protection Agency Learn More >
from the US Environmental Protection Agency Learn More >
Help us share our multimedia Cafeteria Waste Reduction TOOLKIT with all NYC schools.
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Read the latest CafCu news here: Youth Made Media at MS 246
Jack Johnson's charity will double your tax deductible donation though August 31. DONATE HERE.
Read the latest CafCu news here: Youth Made Media at MS 246
VICTORY! New York City Council voted unanimously to ban styrene foam!
December 2013 - See press and details here >
THANK YOU for taking action, helping us to achieve our first goal: eliminating toxic and polluting styrene foam from NYC schools and our lives!
December 2013 - See press and details here >
THANK YOU for taking action, helping us to achieve our first goal: eliminating toxic and polluting styrene foam from NYC schools and our lives!
NEWS
NYC and the 5 largest US school districts have issued a request for bids (or RFP) to
co-purchase school compostable plates! This contract will eliminate 2.9 MILLION styrene foam school trays used per day! Read more > ENDORSEMENTSCafeteria Culture's ARTS+ACTION program was the perfect compliment to the Cafeteria Ranger’s program. Together, they solidified the concept of environmental activism in our students’ minds and lives by stitching together multiple school-day elements to support conservation. Thank you for everything! Thanks to CafCu's tireless endeavors, we have seen a 20 percent reduction in the amount of polystyrene trays used in our schools... We are grateful for your environmental advocacy and for the incredible work you and your colleagues do with our students. We can't thank you enough for the motivation and insight you provided us! Without it, I don't think we would have even known where to start. RECENT PRESSexcerpt: What she has done as co-founder and director of Cafeteria Culture (CafCu) is nothing short of astonishing. Instead of taking on the powers-that-be in the DoE, she partnered with them...One of the reasons the indefatigable Debby Lee has made this program so successful is not just her dedication, but her unique set of skills. ...“Artists are always on the cutting edge of change...,” she explains. read more > Congratulations to CafCu's Media Director
Atsuko Quirk, Director of "It's Everybody's Ocean" NYC International Film Festival winner watch the trailer 
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ARTS+ACTION
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IMPACT Catalyzed the complete elimination of 860,000 styrene foam trays used per day in 1,800 NYC public schools!
Inspired NYC School Food to initiate collective purchasing of compostable plates with the 5 largest US school districts, replacing 2.9 million styrene foam trays per day!
Worked collaboratively with 15 organizations, built coalitions across sectors, and took the lead on frontline grassroots lobbying that led to NYC's citywide styrene foam ban!
Catalyzed Trayless Tuesdays: reduced styrene foam tray use in all NYC public schools by 20%, at no additional cost to the city.
Trayless Tuesdays has diverted over 80 million polystyrene trays from the landfills and incinerators since 2010.
Initiated a private-public partnership sparking NYC's school composting pilot! Soon to be implemented in all
1,800 public schools! Piloting, innovating, and sharing cutting-edge, cafeteria-based Environmental Education!
Our TEAM has trained over 4,000 students at 14 NYC public schools! We need your help...
to continue teaching eco-arts programs in underserved schools and to complete our multimedia Cafeteria Waste Reduction TOOLKIT for ALL schools to use for free! Please DONATE! Follow Us On FacebookSign up here for CafCu news.
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