CAMPUS NEWS: JULY 9, 2025

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UNO Awarded Grant to Launch Food Waste Reduction Pilot Project

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Students in the UNO Garden Club plant sunflowers

Waste will be transported to the UNO campus garden, where it will be processed into compost by members of the UNO Garden Club. The compost will then be used in the garden, turning food waste back into fresh food for the community.

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