Assembly Resolution AR81 urges New Jersey schools to implement share tables to reduce food waste and alleviate food insecurity.

Assembly Resolution AR81 urges New Jersey schools to implement share tables in their cafeterias. These tables allow students to place unopened, unconsumed food, which other students can take or which can be donated to food pantries. The resolution aims to reduce food waste, which contributes to solid waste disposal costs and greenhouse gas emissions, and to address food insecurity by making more food available to food pantries. The resolution also highlights that nearly 10 percent of children in the state are food insecure.

Assembly Resolution AR81 urges New Jersey schools to implement share tables to reduce food waste and alleviate food insecurity.

Assembly Resolution AR81 urges New Jersey schools to implement share tables in their cafeterias. These tables allow students to place unopened, unconsumed food, which other students can take or which can be donated to food pantries. The resolution aims to reduce food waste, which contributes to solid waste disposal costs and greenhouse gas emissions, and to address food insecurity by making more food available to food pantries. The resolution also highlights that nearly 10 percent of children in the state are food insecure.