Campuses Fight Food Waste
students are tackling food waste and food insecurity nationwide. Currently we waste 40 percent of, waste food. Luckily, many schools and student organizations are already addressing this issue. Food, reduce the environmental impact of food waste is prevention. Many colleges are taking this to heart, and preventing food waste in dining halls by eliminating trays, which we wrote about in April. A, 2012 study documented a 32% reduction in food waste and a 27% reduction in dish use when trays were
Food Waste Entrepreneurs
that up to 40% of food is wasted worldwide, the food waste crisis has begun to receive overdue, achieved its goal of zero food waste. That means no food was sent to the landfill. Instead, any unwanted, standing alone may not solve the massive problem of food waste, they go to important lengths to, reality of food waste. Sustainable America has a goal of increasing food availability 50% in, waste. If we want to be able to feed 7 billion people and counting, then the food waste problem must
Who, Me Waste Food?
the food waste issue—about how discarded food wastes precious resources, harms the environment, could, problem. In other words, I don’t waste food, but everyone else does. Americans, in fact, throw out,. Sure, some people are doing better than that, but most of us have room for food waste improvement. The, to producing the food it’s protecting? How much waste it can prevent? Who has time to consider all, were shown facts about the environmental, economic and social impacts of food waste, 60% said the
What Is Food Waste
What is food waste and what can I do about it? Food waste is a significant problem. According to, million tonnes. Every year, consumers in rich countries waste almost as much food (222 million tons, the food is processed, stored and package for distribution. But a lot of the waste comes from, consumers in the developed world. What can you do to curb your own food waste? Only buy or order what you, leftovers, then compost the food waste. At least the compost will contribute to soil health and growing
Campus Food Waste Crusaders
The amount of food waste generated on college campuses might not cross every student’s mind as, an army of students around the country who are working to raise awareness about the food waste, three years. Building Young Food Waste Leaders In April, FRN and CKP co-hosted the Food Waste and, the opportunity to learn from experts in food waste, food insecurity and health. It also promoted the, solutions to the problems of waste and hunger in America. Katie Breck Sustainable America Intern, Food
Racing to End Food Waste
pilot program with NASCAR to speed up the food waste reduction movement. Sustainable America chased, down food waste at a group of food service areas at Richmond International Raceway in Virginia in late, assistance from Henrico County, we worked to reduce waste in two ways: by donating prepared food that, didn’t get eaten to Good Samaritan Ministries, and by sending food scraps and plate waste to be, the compost created as a result of these food waste efforts. This weekend of food waste reduction was
The U.S. Food Waste Challenge
Earlier this month, the USDA and the EPA teamed-up to launch the U.S. Food Waste Challenge. The, reduce the amount of food waste sent to landfills. The agencies have set a goal to reduce food loss, and waste, recover edible, nutritious food for human consumption, and recycle discarded food to, U.S. joins countries like the U.K. that have already taken nationwide action against food waste,. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has stated that food waste is a moral issue in a country where
The Massachusetts Food Waste Ban
Some states and municipalities in the U.S. are implementing food waste bans that prohibit sending, food waste to landfills. The bans are one more tool local governments can use to reuse food waste, powerful greenhouse gas. European countries like Germany and Sweden have been trailblazers in food waste, businesses and institutions from discarding food waste. Beginning in mid-2014, commercial entities, homes eventually. The idea is that the food waste can then be diverted to privately owned composting
Food Waste For Fresh Produce
Let’s consider a productive food waste cycle: Instead of throwing away organic food waste, it can,, etc. The compost produced from the waste is then added to the soil where you grow food, in turn, resources to compost and reuse all their food waste. To bridge the gap, an innovative project will soon, be helping low income families trade in their food waste directly for fresh produce. An entrant, project profile, their goal is clear: “The premise of our project is simple: food waste is valuable
Music, Summertime and Food Waste
@ Five concert series in Stamford, Conn., this summer to help divert the event’s food waste to be, food with compostable utensils, cups and plates, and the compost facility handling the waste, to place their items into the right bins. The food waste we collect is delivered to New Milford Farm, findacomposter.com. This commercial, enclosed facility can convert food waste into high quality compost within, what composting is about, taking our food waste and putting it back into the ground to ultimately
Glad Takes on Food Waste
The fight against food waste is getting a boost from a major consumer brand. Glad, makers of, about food waste and how their products can help reduce it. Informing the campaign is a “Fridge To, Fork” survey commissioned by Glad that took stock of Americans’ food waste and food preservation, year’s NRDC food waste report. For example, two-thirds of Americans throw away food weekly or more, 49, more than half of Americans recognize that the majority of food waste ends up in landfills, only 16
Are Food Waste Bans Working?
In the fight against food waste, a handful of states have enacted policies that ban some, generators of food waste from sending food scraps to landfills. These laws are new, so data about their, released recently that show these policy solutions are making headway. What Are Food Waste Bans? Although, Vermont have all passed food waste bans or mandatory recycling laws in recent years. Connecticut’s law,, for instance, bans commercial entities that generate more than 104 tons of food waste per year
Tackling the Food Waste Crisis
increase food supply and make our food systems more efficient. Food waste is a huge part of the problem, that needs to be addressed. A recent NRDC report showed that Americans waste some 40% of the food that, is produced and we are not the only ones, food waste is a worldwide issue. Anna Lappe and Danielle, innovative ways to deal with issues like food waste and increasing food supply through speaking, writing, a call to action around the complex problem of worldwide rampant food waste. They point out some
A Surprising Food Waste Solution
When it comes to disposing of kitchen food waste, nothing beats good, old-fashioned composting, than carbon dioxide. In fact, you may already be using it. It’s your food waste disposal. If, and,, the solids are typically hauled away to a landfill or burned. Here’s how it works: Your food waste, food waste we produce in the U.S. and recently started marketing the green qualities of its products,. Sustainable America has a goal of cutting food waste in half by 2035, and this is one solution that will help make it happen.
Gleaning to Reduce Food Waste
enormous amount of food waste in the United States. Even with today’s modern harvesting techniques, gardeners each year for redistribution to the poor. Food waste is a massive problem in America today,. A recent NRDC report showed that Americans waste a full 40% of the food that is produced. This, waste occurs at the farm, during distribution and at home when we throw out uneaten food every day,. Reducing food waste helps to increase food availability, a core mission of Sustainable America. The
Sign the Petition: Help End Food Waste
Food Shift, a nonprofit organization that works to find sustainable solutions to reduce food waste,. Environmental Protection Agency to approve and fund “Food: Too Good to Waste,” a comprehensive toolkit, designed to help communities across the country reduce the amount of food they lose and waste. The, approval. According to Food Shift, “EPA approval and funding would allow Food: Too Good to Waste to launch, a national coordinated campaign on Earth Day on April 22, 2014. Love Food Hate Waste, a food waste
New York City's Food Waste Challenge
room for improvement. But, as NPR reported last fall, many restaurants simply don’t make food waste, announced Food Waste Challenge. More than 100 restaurants, from temples of food like Le Bernardin, the world, its eateries also account for the largest single stream of food waste on the commercial, side. These restaurants generate close to a half million tons of food waste per year — enough to, city’s food waste,” said Danny Meyer, CEO and founder of Union Square Hospitality Group. “We eagerly
A Hyperlocal Solution to Food Waste
Note: This post was originally published by Conscious Company as This Company Turns Food Waste, thousands of pounds of food waste each year, and typically have to pay to have the waste hauled to a, waste to a food resource, we can do better than this while doing right for our environment.” Using, the company’s microdigester, 10 pounds of food waste can be converted to between one and two,, these on-site and portable systems provide a truly holistic solution to the food waste problem and
Top 5 Food Waste Trends of 2015
It seems that food waste is having a moment. When we launched I Value Food a year ago, we knew the, food waste issue was starting to get more attention, but we couldn’t foresee the tremendous, Americans finally looked eye-to-eye with the 70-billion-pound mountain of food waste and decided to, says. To wrap up this year of food-waste-fighting successes, we asked leading experts and activists, on food waste to weigh in about their top five highlights. 1. Public Awareness Has Skyrocketed On
Introducing 'I Value Food,' a Campaign to End Food Waste
The statistics are staggering. In America, we waste 40% of the food we produce. Let me repeat that,. Especially when 49 million households deal with food insecurity every year. The reasons we waste food, WASTE BY THE NUMBERS It starts with the I Value Food video, which presents some of the shocking facts,, we walk through a day of meals to reveal where wasted food is hiding. FIND OUT HOW MUCH YOU WASTE, You can take a quiz to measure your own food waste load. DISCOVER WAYS TO TAKE ACTION Then we serve
4 Surprising Findings About Food Waste
A trio of new surveys on U.S. consumer food waste has been released in the last month, which is, encouraging news for those of us who are looking for ways to help Americans waste less food. Much of, the current body of food waste research, while helpful, has been conducted in other counties, so it’s, thing away from this new research, it’s that we waste more food than we think we do. In a survey of, sponsored by the American Chemistry Council (ACC) estimated their household food waste to cost them $640
Working to Solve Food Waste? Start Here
In the last few years, interest in solving the food waste issue has exploded. Research is being, an effort to reach a national goal of reducing food waste by half by 2030. Now, a public-private, Further with Food: Center for Food Loss and Waste Solutions, a new national platform for aggregating, information and inspiring collaboration in an effort to reduce food waste at every level of the supply,, food service providers, policy makers, food processors, waste managers, and more. Further With
NFL Food Waste Fuels the Future
As if the fact that, in America, we waste 40% of our food isn’t shocking enough, a recent study by, yet, generated in anaerobic digesters that break down food waste before it ever reaches landfills, food waste into a slurry and transports it to an anaerobic digestion facility where it is converted to, well as diverting food waste from landfills, the system at FirstEnergy Stadium will reduce CO2, a sports arena will fuel public awareness, in keeping with the USDA and EPA’s U.S. Food Waste
Food Waste Scorecard: The Results Are In
In January, when we launched our food waste campaign IValueFood.com, we started quizzing visitors, about their food waste habits. While it’s not a scientific survey of the population as a whole — 84, planning practices that lead to less food waste — sticking to shopping lists, checking home inventory, Watch John Oliver Take Aim at Food Waste in America Free Meal Planning Template Food Waste Tips From Real People , Americans (<45 years old) are less likely than older ones to engage in several household food
Chowdafest Diverts Food Waste, Feeds Hungry
event’s food waste to composting, instead of where it usually goes in Connecticut: to an incinerator. And, chowder samples. Not only were these cups compostable, allowing for us to capture more food waste, America’s mission to reduce food waste as a means to increasing food supply. , “souper” time partnering with Chowdafest to make their Feb. 2 chowder tasting competition a zero-waste, they retired to watch the Super Bowl. Attendees sampled great food while restaurants had an
4 New Restaurants Rethink Food Waste
to address food waste where they work. Sandwich Me In, Chicago, IL Chef Justin Vrany is passionate, about food and equally passionate about waste. His restaurant, Sandwich Me In, has gone a full two, seemingly by sheer force of will. He carefully recycles everything himself and takes all the food waste, “pre-industrial food system” and produce zero waste. Set to open in September, the business will,. The Pay As You Feel Cafe, Leeds, U.K. Another U.K. restaurant is tackling the same food waste
Fighting Mold to Reduce Food Waste
protection. Forty percent of all food produced in the U.S. is wasted, and 40% of that waste happens in, preservative no less! Sustainable America is working hard to decrease food waste and increase food,. Diminishing food waste from farm to fork is an important part of accomplishing that goal. There is, waste of all kinds of foods by prolonging shelf life. In their research, the scientists found that an, estimate that supermarkets discard an average of $2,300 per store in out-of-date food every day
How to Feed 350 Food Waste Experts
to further dialogue on reaching a national food waste reduction goal of 50% by 2030 as set by the, what it would take to prepare some of the meals with food that would otherwise go to waste. We’re happy, surplus food and reduce food waste, helped source excess food — breads, fruits and yogurt — for, Map for That Winning the Race to End Food Waste Campus Food Waste Crudaders , country gathered at Harvard Law School for the Reduce and Recover: Save Food for People Conference
Food Waste Tips from Real People
Our staff thinks a lot about food waste at work, whether we’re researching data for the I Value, Food campaign, helping events go zero waste or composting our coffee grounds in the break room. But, even though we’re well versed on strategies to reduce food waste, we all still have to work hard each, day to waste as little food as possible in our own lives. In order to find out what practices really, bit to stay at the weight I want to be. Our efforts at food waste reduction here at work led me to
Food Waste in 9 U.S. Cities, Exposed
“Food Waste Fiasco” demonstrations drew crowds and media attention and helped expose the food waste, like to learn more about the Food Waste Fiasco project, Greenfield will be speaking in Oakland, Calif, food waste display in New York’s busy Union Square Park. BURLINGTON, VERMONT Greenfield raided three, University Green. Are you inspired to get involved with the food waste issue? Greenfield has started a, only did he travel from Wisconsin to New York City on a bike, along the way he recovered food
Winning the Race to End Food Waste
waste diversion and recovery at the Toyota Owners 400, a NASCAR race. Coordinating food recovery at, (NOPE) for composting and Henrico County for recycling, we diverted 5 tons of food waste to, your business or event reduce food waste, save money and achieve sustainability goals. For more, information, contact Katrina Kazda. RELATED ARTICLES Racing to End Food Waste Food Rescue: Now There’s a, In April, we returned to the Richmond International Raceway for a third time for a weekend of food
How to Reduce Food Waste Like a Chef
Are you ready to tackle food waste in your kitchen? Now, you can do it the way professional chefs, process, called a food waste audit, provides a snapshot of what’s going to waste and how much. Then, Food: Too Good to Waste Challenge so that anyone can do a restaurant-style audit in their own, preventable food waste for 1 week using a quart container. 2. Try out proven waste-reduction strategies, how much food you saved. People have been able to reduce waste by 25% using the tools in the
7 Exciting Findings from ReFED’s Food Waste Report
movement to reduce food waste in the United States. The report, A Roadmap for Reducing Food Waste by, 20 Percent, looks at the problem of food waste through an economic lens. It analyzes the costs and, action. The first report of its kind, the Roadmap was developed by Rethink Food Waste Through, to reducing food waste at scale. It is a guide the entire food community can use to move forward with, exciting findings. 1. Food Waste is a solvable problem. The report concludes that food waste is a
New Program! Sign Up to Reduce Food Waste & Save Money
We all waste food, that’s a fact. Another fact: no one likes throwing away food. It’s a waste of, pounds of food per month. What if we told you that there are proven ways to waste less food and save, program that can help you do just that. It’s called I Value Food: Too Good to Waste, and it’s based, food waste by up to 50%, which can save a family up to $1,600 per year. The program shows how, by, to waste. The Program Involves: • Measuring preventable food waste for 2 weeks using a quart
The US and UK Take on Food Waste
Yesterday, the USDA and EPA jointly launched the U.S. Food Waste Challenge, an effort to enlist,, and other government agencies — to reduce, recover, and recycle food waste. The new program is the, government’s response to recent reports that we waste 40% of our food in the U.S. As part of the new, food waste and food storage, and developing new technologies to reduce food waste. According to the, Kingdom (another big food waster), which has been actively fighting food waste since 2007 with its Love
Anthony Bourdain Is Producing a Food Waste Documentary
awareness about the worldwide food waste problem. It was announced this week that the chef, author and host, individuals who are on the forefront of food recovery and fighting to solve global food waste. The, successful chefs, and the expertise of The Rockefeller Foundation in food waste, ZPZ intends to, produce a film that will fundamentally shift the way people think about food waste,” said Joe Caterini,, ZPZ’s managing director and partner. This film is the latest food waste initiative to be supported
Sustainable America Receives Grant to Expand Food Waste Education
Stamford areas. The Food Too Good to Waste program includes strategies and tools that have been linked to a,, participants keep track of the amount of food they waste as they learn about and implement these, is to raise awareness about food waste, reduce household level food waste and ultimately reduce the, amount of food waste that is incinerated or landfilled. Considering that 21% of the U.S. food supply, to reduce food waste. If you’re a member of a congregation in Stamford or Bridgeport and you want
Chicago Brewery Says “Cheers” to Reducing Food Waste
Can beer help end food waste? Two Chicago-area businesses think so. Starting January 15, Goose, about the organization and the issue of food waste. A GROWING TREND FOR WASTE REDUCTION You can expect, Association named food waste reduction and management as a food trend to watch in 2015. Currently, only,, according to the Food Waste Reduction Alliance, a coalition of food industry groups working to, prevent and reduce food waste. The group found that barriers to donations include transportation and
5 Websites That Help Home Cooks Waste Less Food
We waste up to 40 percent of our food in the United States — and 25 percent of food waste happens, can be tough. Most of us don’t want to waste food, but in the dash to make dinner, food waste might, food can become an effortless habit. We’ve got plenty of ways to support good food waste habits here on, reducing food waste, chances are TheKitchn has written about it. An active community usually adds even, problems with food waste at home is that we don’t really realize how much we actually waste
Super Bowl Will Put Food Waste to Use
work into addressing the food waste issue this game day. The stadium and its food service partner, the food waste efforts, other eco-friendly practices include eliminating all polystyrene foam, makes automated food waste tracking systems, which is a waste of not only food, but money and the, volume of the food waste it will divert during the Super Bowl, over the course of 2012 the stadium, implemented a new system that will divert an estimated 35 tons of stadium food waste from landfills
Now Showing: 'Wasted! The Story of Food Waste'
Today is opening day for Wasted! The Story of Food Waste. The new documentary, executive produced, by Anthony Bourdain, aims to expose new audiences to the global problem of food waste and, out, we need to care about the food waste problem because one-third of food produced is never eaten, says that if the only people who watch the film are already food waste activists, he’ll be very sad,;/iframe> So grab a friend who might not be up to speed on food waste and go see or stream the
New Study Measures the 'Foodprint' of Food Waste
produce that food. The report focuses only on the food loss and waste that happens at the retail and, understand how many resources are squandered when food is wasted. “Food waste is unique from other, words, we the people have the power to make a real impact on the environmental burden of food waste, food waste and overconsumption,” said Birney. The infographic below details more numbers from the, Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2030 food waste reduction targets. The results showed that shifting
Watch John Oliver Take Aim at Food Waste in America
John Oliver took on the issue of food waste last night on “Last Week Tonight,” and we are so, food. To learn more about food waste, visit ivaluefood.com, where you can take a quiz to figure out, how much you waste and get tips for reducing food waste at home. , wasteful ways of all players in our food system. Here’s the video: <iframe width="640" height="360" src,; Oliver discusses waste at the farm level in the face of a drought: “At the time when the landscape of
5 Ways to Curb Food Waste at Home
We’re excited to see an influx of new devices designed to eliminate food waste. From student, sorts of high tech options on the horizon that hold promise for food waste crusaders. Read on for a, round-up of food waste innovations, plus some common sense tips to help you reduce food waste today! 1, that prevents food waste by sensing ethylene levels. (Increasing ethylene levels indicate that fruit is, are not in full production yet. 3. Try a food-waste app. Fridge Pal is an app designed, in simplest
3 Great Ideas from OpenIDEO's Food Waste Challenge
There’s some great energy around solving the food waste problem lately. Case in point is OpenIDEO,, which recently held a food waste challenge in partnership with The Rockefeller Foundation, The Fink, reduce food waste. OpenIDEO is an open innovation platform that hosts online challenge events aimed at,” is selected by the challenge sponsors and the OpenIDEO team. The food waste challenge resulted in, percent of U.S. food waste, and educating the public about why and how to reduce has the potential to
Watch: Rob Greenfield's Campaign Against Grocery Store Food Waste
a certain size to donate unsold produce to charities. Europe could be next. Bans on food waste in, about positive change, as well: “I believe that we are at a tipping point for ending food waste and, generation will drastically reduce food waste and hunger in our time.” To learn more about the extent of, food waste in America and get tips for reducing it, visit our I Value Food campaign. Amy Leibrock Blog, Editor RELATED ARTICLES Quiz: How Much Food Do You Waste? Food Waste in 9 Cities, Exposed “We Survived on Discarded Food for 6 Months”
Solving the Problem of Moving Day Food Waste
to waste, Lowy started asking customers a few years ago if they’d like to donate the food. It turned, search for a Move For Hunger participating mover on moveforhunger.org. To learn more about food waste, Waste in America What Is Food Insecurity? Campus Food Waste Crusaders , thrown out in the stress of moving day. Often, food would be part of the purge. Hating to see it go, out, they did; in one month, the moving company had collected over 300 pounds of nonperishable food
Compost Parks: A New Vision for Food Waste
A big problem like food waste in America is going to take big ideas to tackle, and that’s why we, composting pilot program in select neighborhoods, and also launched a successful Food Waste Challenge for, like the visionary new plan for dealing with New York City’s organic waste floated by a young, the waterways surrounding the city that would serve a dual purpose: compost the city’s organic waste, annual waste in New York, rather than hauling it to landfills in other states, a process that guzzles
8 Ways to Waste Less Food at Thanksgiving
to compost it. Even if you don’t compost food waste yourself, chances are there’s someone in your, Of all the food-centric holidays, Thanksgiving may be the one that truly brings out our inner, (if not more than) the meal itself! With all that food, of course, there’s bound to be some food, waste; even those coveted leftovers get relegated to the garbage can in a day or two if they’re not, apron, you can serve up a delicious, satisfying, zero-waste Thanksgiving feast. 1. Choose recipes