We teach communities
how to live sustainably.
Our Programs
Classrooms
Urban Green Lab's Classrooms Division trains teachers how to integrate sustainable living concepts into their year-round and become career-long advocates within schools for sustainable living education.
Households
Urban Green Lab’s Households Division trains professionals at the neighborhood level to create sustainable living education systems that inspire residents and families to be part of the solution.
Workplaces
Urban Green Lab recognizes and trains companies how to grow sustainable workplaces cultures.
Food Waste
Urban Green Lab is partnering with organizations to develop and implement strategies and tools as models for cities across the country.
Recent News
NRDC Food Matters Launches Two Regional Initiatives
The NRDC is moving to the next phase of its work to reduce food waste in cities and Nashville will be one of the two regional hubs!
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Urban Green Lab featured in Local Table Magazine
Urban Green Lab’s own Diana Andrew was selected to write an article on food waste in Local Table Magazine’s Special Green Issue this April.
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Urban Green Lab urges restaurants to donate food
Restaurants across Middle Tennessee are being forced to close their doors because of Covid-19. The Urban Green Lab doesn’t want their food to go to waste.
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Local partners in food scrap recycling in Nashville
In 2015, NRDC selected Nashville as its pilot city for developing high-impact local policies and actions to address food waste by preventing food…
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UGL Executive Director Appointed to Mayor’s Sustainability Advisory Committee
Todd Lawrence, executive director of Urban Green Lab, will co-chair the Waste Reduction subcommittee of the Mayor’s Sustainability Advisory Committee.
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Experts push alternative to recycling
There’s been a lot of bad news lately when it comes to recycling in Nashville. Instead of adding programs, the city keeps taking them away.
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Mayor Cooper issues challenge to restaurant industry to reduce waste, feed the hungry
Local restaurants challenged to reduce the amount of food they waste while helping to feed hungry Nashvillians throughout the holiday season and beyond.
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Kroger donates to Metro Schools food program
On Giving Tuesday, Kroger is investing in Nashville schools to give each student the chance to take a class for reducing food waste.
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Kroger’s Zero Hunger and Zero Waste Foundation donates 100K towards food waste reduction for MNPS
The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger and Zero Waste Foundation recently donated $100,000 to Nashville-based nonprofit organization Urban Green Lab to support food waste reduction education for Metro Nashville Public Schools.
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Urban Green Lab wins big at Salute to Excellence Awards
The Center for Nonprofit Management has announced the winners of its annual Salute to Excellence Awards.
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