North Providence Teacher Works
to Reduce Food Waste at School

Katharine Bowers of Birchwood Middle School created composting and food waste reduction program

Katharine Bowers, left, was named 2024 Teacher of the Year by the Rhode Island Environmental Association. She helped establish a composting and food waste reduction program at the middle school where she teaches.
Katharine Bowers, left, was named 2024 Teacher of the Year by the Rhode Island Environmental Association. She helped establish a composting and food waste reduction program at the middle school where she teaches.
Katharine Bowers
1 min read
Share
Katharine Bowers, left, was named 2024 Teacher of the Year by the Rhode Island Environmental Association. She helped establish a composting and food waste reduction program at the middle school where she teaches.
Katharine Bowers, left, was named 2024 Teacher of the Year by the Rhode Island Environmental Association. She helped establish a composting and food waste reduction program at the middle school where she teaches.
Katharine Bowers
North Providence Teacher Works
to Reduce Food Waste at School
Copy

Birchwood Middle School teacher Katharine Bowers was recognized by the Rhode Island Environmental Association as its 2024 Teacher of the Year for helping to establish a composting and food waste reduction program at the North Providence school.

Bowers, who helped begin the program three years ago spoke to The Public’s Radio morning host Luis Hernandez about the program. The composting and food waste reduction program allows students to understand topics like food decomposition, energy production and recycling.

This interview was conducted by The Public’s Radio. You can read the entire story here.

As charitable giving priorities shift with new political climate, nonprofits revise appeals or return to old ones
Opponents argue bill is myopic of youth’s online needs. Regulators are worried about the heavy lifting involved
Survey respondents unhappy with his handling of economy, Ukraine and undermining democracy
Summer electric rates to decrease, but gas bills are going up
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is clawing back $31 million in funding from the Rhode Island Department of Health
As the beloved home of the Paw-Sox faces the wrecking ball, neighbors and fans turn up to say their goodbyes
‘We need to put an end to Southeast Asian deportation because we were here because (the) U.S. was there’