Prior Lake Schools

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PLSAS has implemented a food waste recycling program in all schools in the district utilizing services of a hog farmer to dispose of food waste. Each classroom/office has paper, glass, aluminum, and plastic recycling containers.  In the elementary schools, the students run the recycling programs. 

Garlough is a K-4 school with the goal of becoming a “model” green school with classroom and cafeteria composting, plus school-wide programs to recycle, reduce, and reuse. Plans are to expand to other schools in the district during the 2008-2009 school year.

For over 13 years, Stowe has been a leader in Minnesota in food waste reduction. Their cafeteria uses only reusable food containers, utensils and napkins. They also operate a worm bin composting program in conjunction with their food waste reduction program. Funded by a 2008-2009 Jeffers Foundation Grant, they are working to develop a K-5 curriculum following the hierarchy of cognitive development presented in Bloom’s New Taxonomy.