Prevent Wasted Food
Preventing Wasted Food comes before managing organics at their end of useful life. The National Resource Defense Council's Report: "Wasted: How America is Losing Up to 40% of its Food from Farm to Fork to Landfill", details the loss in food from farming to transportation to stores, to spoilage in our refrigerators and more.
The Food Recovery Hierarchy, similar to the Waste Management Hierarchy prioritizes the highest and best use of food with waste reduction, food-to-people, food-to-animals, industrial uses (food-to-animal feed or rendering services) all before composting and landfilling or incineration. While the NRDC report verifies that reducing wasted food from businesses results in a greater impact, it is still important for residents to understand how they can reduce wasted food in their home.
NRCD has partnered with the the Ad Council and SapientNitro, an advertising company, to develop a "Save the Food" advertising campaign. The program targets consumers and their food habits at home. To view the details of the program click here.
The video (below) and tools in Erueka Recycling's Prevent Wasted Food resources can help American's understand how they need to re-think how they buy, store, and waste food and help them begin to make changes.
The Food Recovery Hierarchy, similar to the Waste Management Hierarchy prioritizes the highest and best use of food with waste reduction, food-to-people, food-to-animals, industrial uses (food-to-animal feed or rendering services) all before composting and landfilling or incineration. While the NRDC report verifies that reducing wasted food from businesses results in a greater impact, it is still important for residents to understand how they can reduce wasted food in their home.
NRCD has partnered with the the Ad Council and SapientNitro, an advertising company, to develop a "Save the Food" advertising campaign. The program targets consumers and their food habits at home. To view the details of the program click here.
The video (below) and tools in Erueka Recycling's Prevent Wasted Food resources can help American's understand how they need to re-think how they buy, store, and waste food and help them begin to make changes.
Save the Food Campaign
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The Ad Council has teamed up with NRDC and created a Nation wide campaign to educate citizens how to better preserve food to remain edible longer.
Their Extrodinary Life and Times of Strawberries is an all too common issue with food purchasing, storing and consumption habits. The campaign includes facts, meal planning tips, shopping guidelines, explanations of best by and sell by dates, and food storage tips. |
Prevent Wasted Food at Home
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Eureka Recycling's Prevent Wasted Food Resources:
Rethink Recycling Event Planning Guide provides tips to reduce waste and wasted food at large and small events. |
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Business Food Waste Prevention
For assistance evaluating the wasted food from your business or finding an alternative location for food scraps you generate, contact your local City or County recycling coordinator.
- Twin Cities Metro Region visit: www.rethinkrecycling.org to find your local contact.
- Greater Minnesota visit: www.recyclemoreminnesota.org to find your local contact.
