{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Finside-school-food.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Ffb130924-fb130924","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Episode 45: Sortin’ it out: Composting comes to NYC schools","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/c423dc/c423dcd3-88a9-46c6-81b6-19365208eddb/fc714406-2880-49d8-b97d-dbcfe11ffa4f/1458074235artwork.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/fc714406-2880-49d8-b97d-dbcfe11ffa4f\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Episode 45: Sortin’ it out: Composting comes to NYC schools\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"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—a 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.\n\n"}