Fifth grade student Avory Davis collects food for composting on the campus of Lovin Elementary School, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026, in Lawrenceville, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
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Schools are often a hub for food waste: Parts of lunches brought from home don’t get eaten, or perhaps the cafeteria menu isn’t all that appetizing. Experts say tons of food from school meals is wasted each year. Not only does that cost schools, but it’s also a major contributor to methane in landfills. Recovery, recycling and composting have cut food waste at many schools and provide a learning opportunity for students. Public schools serve more than 30 million lunches each day, according to federal figures. A vast majority of them come from the National School Lunch Program through the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Ocean City residents and visitors are invited to help clean local beaches during a series of volunteer events this May.
Tanger Outlets Rehoboth Beach is hosting a sneaker recycling event for Earth Day, encouraging shoppers to donate used shoes in exchange for discounts.
DNREC reminds everyone that yard waste is banned from landfills, but there are different ways to utilize it.
Trash and recycling collection schedules were delayed or adjusted in some Delmarva towns following a winter storm that moved through the region over the weekend.
Snow and ice have caused significant delays in trash and recycling pickups across Milton and nearby coastal communities.
Lewes officials are asking sidewalks by cleared of snow by Jan. 13 while some people living in Milton are still awaiting trash and recycling pickup after last week's snow storm.
Coastal Delaware National Wildlife Refuges is offering a free way to dispose of holiday trees for a salt marsh restoration project at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge near Smyrna.
While visiting Delaware State Parks this summer, one of the rules that has persisted for the last 30-years is the Carry In Carry Out policy. This year marks the thirtieth anniversary of the policy that was most recently applied to the recently acquired Deauville Beach.