1 Before implementing food-waste recycling into cafeterias, St. Paul Public Schools (SPPS) managed food waste in trash dumpsters and down garbage disposals and sink drains. The dumpster was emptied by a trash hauler and managed at the waste-processing facility in Newport. However, food waste is wet and heavy and becomes either a low-quality fuel or is separated as residue destined for landfills. Thus, SPPS decided to implement a more sustainable food-waste recycling program. A cafeteria-waste-composition study at Maxfield Magnet School found that 82 percent of waste by weight is composed of food waste. Of the food waste generated, the study suggests that about 54 percent is solid food and 46 percent is milk and juice. Overall, by adding the food-waste recycling program, about two-thirds

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