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GREENER FOOD SERVICE, HEALTHY LUNCH, AND FARM-TO-SCHOOL DIRECTORY

The following table is a directory of resources covering product information for greener food serviceware that is compostable, biodegradable, or has recycled content, as well as information about healthy school lunch and farm-to-school programs.

Disclaimer: Listing in this Directory should not be construed as a recommendation or endorsement by Green Schools Initiative or any of its supporters or partners. GSI is providing this information as a public service to promote the use of greener practices and products. Listings in this Directory are based on information obtained from the product manufacturer, supplier, or service provider in question. The information obtained from these sources has not been independently verified Green Schools Initiative. GSI provides no warranty or guarantee of product performance, price, or availability.

|GREENER FOOD SERVICE, HEALTHY LUNCH, AND FARM-TO-SCHOOL DIRECTORY |

|Compostable Cutlery |

|Product |Description |Manufacturer |Availability |

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| |biodegradable food serviceware | |staurants_and_foodservice/equipment_and_supplie|

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|Green Earth Office Supply |On-line retailer of food serviceware: | | |

| |compostable, reusable, recycled content. | | |

|NAT-UR Assorted Cutlery |Corn-based cutlery, straws, bags; fully |NAT-UR, Inc. (Cereplast) |Nat-ur Store |

| |compostable and biodegradable. Not heat |3421 West El Segundo Blvd. | |

| |resistant. |Hawthorne, CA 90250 | |

| | |Tel: 310-676-5000 |Cereplast |

| | |Fax: 310-676-5003 |1226 Folsom St |

| | |gdisparte@ . |San Francisco, CA 94103 |

| | | |Tel: 415-552-1000 |

| | | |Fax: 415-552-8764 |

|Spudware |Heat-tolerant compostable cutlery from potato |Distributed by Excellent Packaging Supply |Excellent Packaging and Supply |

| |or corn starch. |Tel: 800-317-2737. |Tel: 510-243-9501 |

|Biocorp cutlery |Biodegradable/compostable cutlery (forks, |Biocorp, Inc. |Biocorp, Inc. |

| |spoons, knives, “sporks”) that can be heated up|15301 140th Ave., SE |Tel: 866-348-8348 |

| |to 165F. |Becker, MN 55308 Tel: 866-348-8348 |

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|Corn, Wheat and Potato Starch Cutlery. |Compostable forks, spoons and knives Wheat and | |Green Home |

| |potato starch cutlery is heat resistant and | |850 24th Ave. |

| |dishwasher safe. | |San Fran., CA 94121 |

| | | |Tel: 877-282-6400 Fax: 415-752-6389 |

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|Plates and Bowls – Recycled Content or Biodegradable |

|Product |Description |Manufacturer |Availability |

|Harvest Collection |Compostable plates, bowls and containers made |Genpak |Hardgoods.html |

| |from corn, wheat rice plastics. |PO Box 727 | |

| | |Glens Falls, N.Y. 12801 | |

| | |518-798-9511 | |

| | |harvestcollection. | |

|Preserve Recycline Recycled Cutlery. |100% recycled plastic (mostly from #5 yogurt |Recycline, Inc. |Recycline (bulk orders) |

| |containers; no PCW listed on product |681 Main St. Waltham, MA 02451 Tel: |Tel: 888-354-7296, 781-893-1032 |

|. |literature.); heat resistant. |888-354-7296, |Fax: 781-893-1036 |

| | |781-893-1032 |info@; |

| | |Fax: 781-893-1036 info@; |products/preservetbw.html. |

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| | |tml |Whole Foods |

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|Stalk Market Bowls and Plates. |Biodegradable, compostable, bowls, plates and |Stalk Market |Moresco Distributing |

| |trays; made from sugar cane fiber waste |Portland, OR |Tel: 707-773-2500 |

| |(bagasse); heat resistant, microwavable. |Tel: 503-295-4977 Fax: 503-295-4978 | |

| | |. |Green Home |

| | |info@. (Doesn’t sell directly to|850 24th Ave. |

| | |consumer) |San Fran., CA 94121 |

| | | |Tel: 877-282-6400 |

| | | |Fax: 415-752-6389 |

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| | | |Green Earth Office Supply |

| | | |Tel: 800-327-8449 |

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|Seventh Generation Paper Plates. |100% recycled paper, 83% PCW; whitened without |Seventh Generation, Inc., |TreeCycle Recycle Paper Company |

| |chlorine bleach. Grease-resistant coating, |212 Battery Street, Suite A |Tel: 406-626-0200 |

| |microwave safe. |Burlington, VT 05401 |Fax: 406-626-0193 |

| | |Tel: 802-658-3773, 800-456-1191 |treecycle@ |

| | |recycle@. |cattissue.html#plates |

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| | | |Shop Natural |

| | | |Tel: 520-884-0745 |

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| | | |Stores that sell Seventh Generation products |

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|Chinet Paper Plates and other Service ware. |Products contain 100% post-industrial recycled |Huhtamaki Americas |Huhtamaki Foodservice, Inc. |

| |fiber (not PCW). Chinet Naturals are |9201 Packaging Drive |Tel: 650-344-3605 |

| |unbleached. |De Soto, KS 66018 | |

| | |Tel: 913-583-3025 |Green Home |

| | |us. |Tel: 877-282-6400 |

| | | |Fax: 415-752-6389 |

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|Natural Value Brand Paper Plates. |Made with 20% pre-consumer recycled content. | |

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|Biocorp fiberware |Biodegradable heavy-duty plates, trays, bowls, |Biocorp, Inc. |Biocorp, Inc. |

| |and lunch boxes made from sugar cane. |15301 140th Avenue, SE |Tel: 866-348-8348 |

| | |Becker, MN 55308 |search.asp |

| | |Tel: 866-348-8348 | |

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|Plastic Cups – Biodegradable |

|Product |Description |Manufacturer |Availability |

|Fabri-Kal “Greenware” Plastic Cups.. |Made from corn starch based “plastic” polymer; |Fabri-Kal |PLA Direct |

| |fully degradable in municipal and industrial |Plastics Place |(online/telephone ordering) |

| |composting facilities. 7 oz to 24 oz; dome and |Kalamazoo, MI 49001 |Tel: 303-449-1876 |

| |flat lids available. |Tel: 800-888-5054 | |

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|NAT-UR Biodegradable Cups. |Corn-based; fully compostable and |NAT-UR, Inc. (Cereplast) |Nat-ur Store |

| |biodegradable. Designed only for cold drinks, |3421 West El Segundo Blvd. | |

| |not microwavable. |Hawthorne, CA 90250 | |

| | |Tel: 310-676-5000 |Cereplast |

| | |Fax: 310-676-5003 |1226 Folsom St |

| | |gdisparte@ . |San Francisco, CA 94103 |

| | | |Tel: 415-552-1000 |

| | | |Fax: 415-552-8764 |

|Biocorp. |Clear biodegradable cups and lids |Biocorp, Inc. |Biocorp, Inc. |

| |(“clamshells”) for cold beverages. |15301 140th Avenue, SE |Tel: 866-348-8348 |

| | |Becker, MN 55308 |search.asp |

| | |Tel: 866-348-8348 | |

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|Trash Bags – Recycled Plastic |

|Product |Description |Manufacturer |Availability |

|Earth Sense Plastic Bags. |100% recycled content, 30% PCW. 13-gallon tall|Webster Industries |GreenLine Paper Company |

| |kitchen bags (30 count), 33-gallon trash bags |58 Pulaski St. |Tel: 800-641-1117 |

| |(15 count), 13-gallon clear recycling bags (30 |PO Box 3119 |Fax: 717-846-3806 |

| |count), and 30-gallon clear recycling bags (10 |Peabody, MA 01960 | |

| |count). |Tel: 978-532-2000 | |

| | |Fax: 978-531-3354 | |

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|Seventh Generation Plastic Bags |2-ply tall kitchen bags (30 13-gallon), 2-ply |Seventh Generation, Inc. | |

| |trash bags (20 30-gallon), 2-ply large kitchen |212 Battery Street, Suite A Burlington , VT | |

| |bags (15 33-gallon): 100% recycled plastic, 30%|05401-5281 | |

| |PCW. Drawstring tall kitchen bags |Tel: 802-658-3773 |Real Goods |

| |(20-13-gallon) contain 65% recycled plastic, |Fax: 800-456-1191 |Tel: 800-919-2400 |

| |20% PCW. Available by box or case. |recycle@. |

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| | | |Good Humans |

| | | |Tel: 866-420-4208, 831-420-0118 |

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|Webster Recycled Handi-Bag Trash Bags |50% recycled plastic, 15% PCW. 8-gallon to |Webster Industries |Office Max |

| |45-gallon. |58 Pulaski St., PO Box 3119 Peabody, MA 01960 | |

| | |Tel: 978.532.2000 | |

| | |Fax: 978.531.3354 |Staples |

| | | |800-3STAPLE |

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|Webster RECLAIM Large Recycled Trash Bags |100% recycled plastic, 10% PCW. 7-10 gallons |Webster Industries |GreenLine Paper Company |

| |(.75 mil thick) to 55-60 gallons (1.35 mil |58 Pulaski St., PO Box 3119 Peabody, MA 01960 |Tel: 800-641-1117 |

| |think) from different manufacturers. 80 to 500|Tel: 978.532.2000 |Fax: 717-846-3806 |

| |bags/box. Flat bottom construction. |Fax: 978.531.3354 | |

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| | | |Office Depot |

| | | |Tel: 800-463-3768 |

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| | | |Staples |

| | | |Tel: 800-3STAPLE |

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|Trash and Food/Yard Waste Collection Bags – Compostable |

|Product |Description |Manufacturer |Availability |

|Brenmarco Biodegradable Produce Bags. |Oxo-biodegradable bag that can be used by |Brenmarco |Brenmarco Retail Store Supplier (online |

| to distribute products and other |8523 South 117th Street |ordering) |

|T%20LARGE%20PAGES/oxo_biodegrd_thk_t-bag.htm |groceries. |LaVista, NE 68128 |supermarket/SUPERMARKET%20LAR|

| | |Tel: 800-783-7759 |GE%20PAGES/oxo_biodegrd_thk_t-bag.htm |

| | |Fax: 402-592-8275 | |

| | |Email: info@ | |

|BioBag |100% biodegradable and compostable bag; |BioGroup, USA, Inc. |Biogroup (online ordering) |

| |3-gallon kitchen waste bags, 13-gallon tall |PO Box 369 | |

| |kitchen bags, 33-gallon garden bags. Made |Palm Harbor, FL 34682-0369 | |

| |primarily of GMO-free cornstarch. |Tel: 727-789-1646 |Green Home |

| | |Fax: 208-694-9019 |850 24th Ave. |

| | |info@ |San Francisco, CA 94121 |

| | | |Tel: 877-282-6400 |

| | | |Fax: 415-752-6389 |

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| | | |Green Earth Office Supply |

| | | |Box 719 |

| | | |Redwood Estates, CA 95044 |

| | | |Tel: 800 327-8449, 408 353-2096 |

| | | |Fax: 408 353-4675 |

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| | | |Real Goods |

| | | |Tel: 800-919-2400 |

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| | | |United Natural Foods, Inc (bulk orders) |

| | | |Tel: 800-679-6733 |

| | | |Fax: 916-625-4197 |

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|Wax Paper/ Parchment Paper/Baking Cups |

|Product |Description |Manufacturer |Availability |

|Beyond Gourmet Parchment Paper and Baking Cups |Unbleached, boxed in 100% recycled material (at|AV Olsson Trading Co, Inc. | |

| |least 35% PCW), Green Seal Certified, product |2001 W. Main Street, Suite 215 Stamford, CT | |

| |of Sweden. |06902 | |

| | |Tel: 203-969-2090, 877-929-3999 | |

| | |Fax 203-969-2098 | |

| | |CustomerService@ | |

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|Natural Value Unbleached Waxed Paper and Bags. |Nontoxic if incinerated; package and core made | Natural |

| |of recycled materials. Rolls of waxed paper | |Tel: 520-884-0745 |

| |contain 75 square feet. | |customerservice@ |

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|Coffee Filters |

|Product |Description |Manufacturer |Availability |

|Beyond Gourmet Unbleached Coffee Filters | |AV Olsson Trading Co, Inc. | |

| | |2001 W. Main Street, Suite 215 Stamford, CT | |

| | |06902 | |

| | |Tel: 203-969-2090, 877-929-3999 | |

| | |Fax 203-969-2098 | |

| | |CustomerService@ | |

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|Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Dioxin-free |Oxygen-based bleaching process. Boxes of 100 |Green Mountain Coffee Roasters |Green Mountain Coffee Roasters |

|White Coffee Filters. |basket-style filters. |33 Coffee Lane |(online/telephone ordering) |

| | |Waterbury, VT 05676 | |

| | |Tel: 888-879-4627 |Tel: 888-879-4627 |

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|If You Care Unbleached Coffee Filters. |Product of Sweden; Nordic Environmental label, |. |GreenLine Paper Company |

| |certified Kosher. Available in No 2, No 4, No | |(online/telephone/fax ordering) |

| |6, cone and basket filters. Recycled paper | |Tel: 800-641-1117 |

| |packaging materials; vegetable-based inks used | |Fax: 717-846-3806 |

| |for printing and graphics. | | |

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| | | |If You Care US Distributor: |

| | | |Source Atlantique, Inc. |

| | | |140 Sylvan Avenue |

| | | |Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 |

| | | |Tel: 201-947-1000 |

| | | |Fax: 201-947-9009 |

|Longs Unbleached Coffee Filters. | |Distributed by Longs Drug Stores, Inc. |Longs Drug Stores |

| | |Walnut Creek, CA 94596 | |

|Trader Joe’s Unbleached Coffee Filters | |Trader Joe’s |Trader Joes locations certified by the Bay Area|

| | |So Pasadena, CA 91030 |Green Business Program listed at |

| | | |abag.bayarea/enviro/gbus/ShopGreenCC|

| | | |C.html#grocery |

|Unbleached Institutional-sized Coffee Filters |12-cup and 3-gallon sizes |Manufacturer not listed |Green Home |

| | | |877-282-6400 |

| | | |Fax: 415-752-6389 |

| | | |help@ |

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|Safeway Brand Unbleached Coffee Filters |No added bleach. Basket style. |Safeway |Safeway |

|Miscellaneous Food Service Products |

|Product |Description |Manufacturer |Availability |

|If You Care Recycled Aluminum Foil |Product of Finland, contains 100% recycled | You Care US Distributor: |

| |aluminum |20foil.htm |Source Atlantique, Inc. |

| | | |140 Sylvan Avenue |

| | | |Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 |

| | | |Tel: 201-947-1000 |

| | | |Fax: 201-947-9009 |

|Java Jacket Hot Paper Cup Sleeves. |Made with 100% PCW. Two sizes (fit 8 oz to 20 |Java Jacket |Green Home |

| |oz cups), and two colors (white and natural). |910 NE 57th Avenue, Suite #300 Portland, OR |Tel: 877-282-6400 |

| |Custom printing offered. |97213 |Fax: 415-752-6389 |

| | |Tel: 800-208-4128 |help@ |

| | |Fax: 503-281-6462 info@ |

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| | | |Treecycle Recycled Paper Company |

| | | |Tel: 406-626-0200 |

| | | |Fax: 406-626-0193 |

| | | |Treecycle@ |

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|Natural Value Sponges |Sponges include scrubber and cellulose sponges,|Natural Value, Inc. |Shop Natural |

| |scouring pads and sponge cloths; contain 50% |Sacramento, CA 95831 | |

| |PCW |Info@ | |

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|Compostable Straws. |Corn- and potato-based, 100% biodegradable. | |Green Home |

| |Available in institutional quantities. | |Tel: 877-282-6400 |

| | | |Fax: 415-752-6389 |

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|GREEN FOOD SERVICE, HEALTHY LUNCH, AND FARM-TO-SCHOOL DIRECTORY |

|Healthy School Lunch and Farm to School Programs |

|Organization / Document |Type of Information |Website |

|National Farm to School Program |Farm to school resource packet; relevant policy information; surveys and | |

| |evaluation tools; links to funding opportunities and other resources, technical| |

| |assistance, sample food purchasing policies. This is a key resource! | |

|Iowa State University Extension Local Food |Discusses school meal systems and how a farm to school program can fit within a|extension.iastate.edu/Publications/PM1853A.pdf |

|Connections: From Farms to Schools |system. Addresses concerns about buying locally and includes tips for growers | |

| |interested in marketing to schools. | |

|Chez Panisse Foundation |Information on school lunches and nutrition; curriculum ideas relating to food |index.html |

|School Lunch Initiative & |and nutrition; Berkeley Unified School District program and policy; model | |

|The Edible Schoolyard |Wellness Policy |programs/wellness_policy.html |

|Center for Food and Justice, Urban & |A variety of food, community garden, and school related projects, including | |

|Environmental Policy Institute, Occidental |Farm to School; case studies on Los Angeles Unified School District and other | |

|College |resources. | |

|Go Green Initiative |Access to guide and other resources to ‘green’ your school or city; main | |

| |principles include composting. | |

|California Integrated Waste Management Board |Links to websites with information on school gardens; composting; and | |

|(CIWMB) |vermicomposting. Many are California-specific, others are more general. | |

|Community Alliance With Family Farmers |A movement of rural and urban people to foster family-scale agriculture that | |

| |cares for the land, sustains local economies and promotes social justice. | |

|The Food Alliance |A Guide to Developing a |resources/pdf/food_policy_guide.pdf |

| |Sustainable Food Purchasing Policy | |

|Food for Thought-Ojai |Created farm-to-school program, salad bar, nutrition and garden education, | |

| |agricultural literacy, and lunch waste reduction. | |

|Healthy School Lunch Campaign |Sponsored by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), the | |

| |Healthy School Lunch Campaign is dedicated to improving the food served to | |

| |children in schools by educating government and school officials, food service | |

| |workers, parents, and others about the food choices best able to promote | |

| |children's current and long-term health. The campaign's key message: Foods | |

| |served in schools should promote the health of all children. This site has a | |

| |great list of Resources for Parents and Schools interested in starting a | |

| |healthy lunch program. | |

|Institute for Local Self-Reliance, New Rules |Information about building community-supported agriculture. Has links about the|agri/berkeley.html |

|Project |Berkeley, CA School Food Policy. |Food/BUSD-Food-Policy.htm |

|Kokua Hawai’I Foundation |AINA in Schools Program is aimed at connecting children to their land, waters | |

| |and food in order to grow a healthier future for Hawai’i. We do this through | |

| |promotion of healthy school lunches featuring locally grown produce, nutrition | |

| |education in the classroom, garden-based learning, agricultural field trips, | |

| |solid waste management, and community outreach. Good resource list. | |

|Lagunitas Elementary School, California |Sample school food policy that integrates goals of having no students go |mfsp/projects_school_examplepolicy.pdf |

| |hungry, using produce from school gardens, purchasing locally as a first | |

| |priority, and integrating into the curricula. | |

|Slow Food USA and Slow Food in Schools |Slow Food USA is dedicated to supporting and celebrating the food traditions of|education/index.html |

| |North America. Slow Food in Schools is a national program of garden-to-table | |

| |projects created to cultivate children's senses while teaching an ecological | |

| |approach to food. Slow Food in Schools seeks to help children develop an | |

| |appreciation for real, wholesome food and an understanding of land stewardship | |

| |and sustainable | |

| |food practices. The Slow Food In Schools website contains a list of resources | |

| |as well as a | |

| |downloadable version of "How to Start a Slow Food in Schools Project." | |

|Stonyfield Farms' Menu For Change |This yogurt company has set out to improve the food being offered to students |menuforchange |

| |in our nation's schools. Their program includes replacing junk food vending | |

| |machines with machines filled with student-approved natural and organic snacks,| |

| |a before-school breakfast and exercise program, a 10-step parent action kit to | |

| |change your school's menu, as well as a list of success stories and a list of | |

| |resources to change the menu. | |

|Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education |Provides grants to support activities like field trips, classroom visits by | |

|(SARE) |farmers, taste-testing local food, school-wide food fairs and local meals, | |

| |lunchroom composting and recycling, school gardening, curricula enrichment, and| |

| |art projects focused on themes of food and community. They recently funded the | |

| |Wisconsin Homegrown Lunch, a pilot program in three elementary schools in | |

| |Madison, Wisconsin, now entering its second year under a two-year grant. | |

|U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition |Resource booklet, available online, called Small Farms/School Meals Initiative |d/Lunch/Downloadable/small.pdf |

|Service |Town Hall Meetings: A Step-by-Step Guide on How to Bring Small Farms and Local | |

| |Schools Together | |

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