Timeline
March-April 2017
Dumpster dive at
Ridge Elementary School
December 2016
Applied for and received
YSA/Sodexo Grant
March-April 2018
Dumpster dive at
Orchard Elementary School
March-April 2019
Dumpster dive at
Travell Elementary School
May-June 2019
Presented findings to to
Ridgewood Board of Education
March 2020
COVID remote for Ridgewood school district announced. Pivoted to Virtual Presentations
March 2023
Applied for and received
YSA/Sodexo Grant
April 2023
Project Dumpster Dive Inc. non-profit legal entity formed in NJ
February-March 2020
Dumpster dive at
Hawes Elementary School
February-March 2020
Dumpster dive at
Willard Elementary School
May 2023
Presented to
Ridgewood High School
June 2023
IRS 501(c)(3) status obtained
October 2024
Website launched
December 2024
Canton, Michigan
Chapter opened
January 2025
Bergen County Academies Chapter opened
March-April 2025
Dumpster dive at Lowell Elementary School
February 2025
Obtained additional external funding from Longfellow Investment Management Co.
April 2025
Dumpster dive at Travell Elementary School
May 2025
Dumpster dive at Daycroft Montessori School, Isbister Elementary School, and Gallimore Elementary School
January-May 2026
Website revamp and additional funding efforts
March-April 2026
Dumpster dive at J. Spencer Smith Elementary School
October 2026
Launched "Food Waste Dashboard" allowing schools to estimate waste