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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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