Episode 45: Sortin it out: Composting comes to NYC schools
b'Heres one of the surest signs we have that swift and substantial progress in school food is possible: Beginning this fall, the nations largest district will not only be serving on compostable plates, but actually composting them. The introduction of the new tableware is occurring simultaneously with a city-wide ban on most single-use, non-recyclable Styrofoam\\xe2\\u20ac\\u201da giant first step in Mayor Bill DeBlasios ambitious Zero Waste campaign. Astonishingly, this story begins just six years ago, with a grassroots collaboration with the citys Department of Education, spearheaded by artist and NYC parent Debby Lee Cohen. I think what we learned, she reflects today, is that this is how democracy is supposed to work.'