{"id":8799,"date":"2026-02-06T11:51:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T16:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thegreenteam.org\/?p=8799"},"modified":"2026-05-11T17:29:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T21:29:51","slug":"north-andover-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegreenteam.org\/es\/north-andover-district\/","title":{"rendered":"The Gear and the Grind: What it Takes to Run a Food Scrap Diversion Program\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-table-of-contents uagb-toc__align-left uagb-toc__columns-1  uagb-block-fc0c9203\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-scroll= \"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-offset= \"30\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-toc__wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-toc__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTabla de Contenidos\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-toc__list-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#a-quick-snapshot-of-the-districts-impact\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">A Quick Snapshot of the District\u2019s Impact\u00a0<\/a><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#preventing-wasted-food-withshare-tables\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">Preventing Wasted Food with\u00a0Share Tables\u00a0<\/a><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#learning-to-sortpeer-to-peertraining-and-leadership\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">Learning to Sort:\u00a0Peer-to-Peer\u00a0Training and Leadership\u00a0<\/a><ul class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#key-features-of-the-program\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">Key features of the program:\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#conclusion\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">Conclusion\u00a0<\/a><\/ul><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2018,&nbsp;the North&nbsp;Andover Public School District was awarded a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/how-to\/apply-for-a-sustainable-materials-recovery-program-smrp-municipal-grant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sustainable Materials Recovery Program (SMRP) Municipal\/Regional Grant<\/a>&nbsp;from the&nbsp;Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The grant allowed&nbsp;the&nbsp;District&nbsp;to&nbsp;procure&nbsp;signage&nbsp;and other equipment&nbsp;needed&nbsp;to&nbsp;implement&nbsp;waste diversion sorting&nbsp;stations&nbsp;in cafeterias&nbsp;across the district.&nbsp;Today, the district diverts approximately 750 pounds of food scraps and compostable materials,&nbsp;as well as&nbsp;100 pounds of liquids per day,&nbsp;<strong>totaling over 74 tons per year.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Quick Snapshot of the District\u2019s Impact&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Daily diversion:<\/strong>&nbsp;approximately&nbsp;750&nbsp;pounds of food scraps and compostables&nbsp;district-wide.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Liquids:&nbsp;<\/strong>approximately&nbsp;100&nbsp;pounds&nbsp;of&nbsp;liquids&nbsp;diverted per day&nbsp;using&nbsp;5-gallon pour-off buckets at each school.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Trash reduction<\/strong>: use about&nbsp;50&nbsp;fewer&nbsp;trash bags each week (over 1,800 bags saved annually), resulting in lighter workloads with reduced risk of injury for custodial staff.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Share tables: <\/strong>active at elementary schools to redirect uneaten food and foster a sense of community.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Student leadership:<\/strong> Green Team volunteers at lunch, with ongoing training and refreshers each fall.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Garden growth<\/strong>: The compost produced from scraps is returned to school gardens as a soil amendment from Bootstrap Compost, enriching the land and the school\u2019s gardens.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-31963477 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thegreenteam.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/greenteam-1.webp ,https:\/\/thegreenteam.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/greenteam-1.webp 780w, https:\/\/thegreenteam.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/greenteam-1.webp 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/thegreenteam.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/greenteam-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-8852\" width=\"512\" height=\"338\" title=\"greenteam\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Preventing Wasted Food with&nbsp;Share Tables<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">North Andover&nbsp;elementary schools&nbsp;offer&nbsp;share&nbsp;tables&nbsp;at the end of the&nbsp;sorting&nbsp;line&nbsp;for&nbsp;students&nbsp;to&nbsp;leave&nbsp;certain&nbsp;food, like unpeeled oranges,&nbsp;that&nbsp;they do not wish&nbsp;to eat.&nbsp;Students&nbsp;are encouraged to take that food&nbsp;from the share table&nbsp;if they&nbsp;are hungry&nbsp;or&nbsp;leave it for&nbsp;the next lunch period.&nbsp;In some cases, cafeteria staff can take back unopened food that can be served to students again, rather than being thrown away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In previous years, parents led&nbsp;a weekly donation to a&nbsp;local food&nbsp;shelter&nbsp;with&nbsp;additional&nbsp;surplus food. They hope&nbsp;to revive this effort to meet growing food insecurity&nbsp;in the community and the surrounding communities.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Learning to Sort:\u00a0Peer-to-Peer\u00a0Training and Leadership<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">North Andover\u2019s&nbsp;food waste diversion&nbsp;program is&nbsp;hands-on, scalable, and designed to adjust to the needs of the school district.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key features of the program:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Training cadence:&nbsp;<\/strong>About 2\u20133 weeks of daily training per school, held at one school at a time.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Groundwork:<\/strong>&nbsp;Posters are distributed,&nbsp;the&nbsp;principal&nbsp;presents a&nbsp;school-wide slideshow, and dedicated waste stations are set up before&nbsp;launch.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Roles:<\/strong>&nbsp;Noon attendants and cafeteria staff are trained, with Green Team volunteers&nbsp;monitoring&nbsp;bins at lunch in pairs.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Sustainability:<\/strong>&nbsp;The&nbsp;school year begins with&nbsp;quick refresher&nbsp;slides and a re-training&nbsp;effort&nbsp;to&nbsp;get&nbsp;students back on track.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Leadership development:<\/strong>&nbsp;5th graders mentor younger students during the&nbsp;initial&nbsp;weeks, building leadership and peer-learning skills.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The&nbsp;Program&#8217;s Coordinator, Joanna O&#8217;Connell<\/strong>,&nbsp;emphasizes that the approach is&nbsp;largely peer-led.&nbsp;Green Team&nbsp;leaders&nbsp;at each school schedule meetings, manage volunteers, and&nbsp;maintain&nbsp;posters and stations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Every school is just a bit different from each other, though the main idea is the same\u2014&nbsp;<\/em><strong><em>reduce our waste, teach the importance of taking care of the Planet,&nbsp;and&nbsp;share&nbsp;ideas.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-9a57de6e wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thegreenteam.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/wecanchangetheworld-NAMS.webp ,https:\/\/thegreenteam.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/wecanchangetheworld-NAMS.webp 780w, https:\/\/thegreenteam.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/wecanchangetheworld-NAMS.webp 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/thegreenteam.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/wecanchangetheworld-NAMS.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-8847\" width=\"256\" height=\"192\" title=\"wecanchangetheworld-NAMS\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The North Andover model&nbsp;demonstrates&nbsp;how student-led&nbsp;program&nbsp;supported by school administrators&nbsp;can drive real, tangible change in school sustainability.&nbsp;&nbsp;North Andover public schools are continually evaluating and improving their process. Regularly tracking the diversion metrics helps ensure they stay on target.&nbsp;North Andover public schools have built&nbsp;a resilient system that teaches students practical skills and cultivates lifelong environmental responsibility.&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2018,&nbsp;the North&nbsp;Andover Public School District was awarded a&nbsp;Sustainable Materials Recovery Program (SMRP) Municipal\/Regional Grant&nbsp;from the&nbsp;Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP).&nbsp; The grant allowed&nbsp;the&nbsp;District&nbsp;to&nbsp;procure&nbsp;signage&nbsp;and other equipment&nbsp;needed&nbsp;to&nbsp;implement&nbsp;waste diversion sorting&nbsp;stations&nbsp;in cafeterias&nbsp;across the district.&nbsp;Today, the district diverts approximately 750 pounds of food scraps and compostable materials,&nbsp;as well as&nbsp;100 pounds of liquids per day,&nbsp;totaling over 74 tons per year.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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