30 Day Zero Waste Challenge

 

“1 in 7 Americans are food insecure, which means they are often hungry with no food to eat, yet we produce enough food to feed every American two times over. That’s about $165 billion worth of food that is not being eaten. So where’s all that extra food? Well it’s in our dumpsters and it’s in our landfills” http://robgreenfield.tv/food-waste-films/

After you’ve begun your own household audit on food waste, why not help an organization already engaged in solving this problem? Or start your own! You can help rescue, glean, transport, prepare, and distribute food to the needy in your community and keep this organic matter out of landfills! 

Find a Food Rescue group in your area with the Food Rescue Locator,:

http://sustainableamerica.org/foodrescue/

In Washington State:

https://foodlifeline.org/how-to-help/food-industry

Food Lifeline’s grocery rescue – can we help make this list longer?

https://foodlifeline.org/solving-hunger/innovative-programs/grocery-rescue

http://www.northwestharvest.org/give-food

http://www.foodtodonate.com/Fdcmain/About.aspx

http://seattlefoodrescue.org

https://kingcounty.gov/depts/dnrp/solid-waste/programs/waste-prevention/toolkit/food-rescue.aspx

 

Learn how to start your own food rescue group!

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B0HUVA0kzTpUWGNVT2FZVU82RkE/edit

How to Start a Food Rescue Program

http://robgreenfield.tv/startfoodrescue/

Food Waste Activism and Dumpster Diving Resource Guide

http://robgreenfield.tv/foodwasteguide/

How about working at the municipal level? There’s much to be done!

https://www.nrdc.org/issues/empower-cities-prevent-rescue-recycle

 

What’s going on in your neck of the woods?  Are you already active in food rescue?  Please share!

 

Quote of the Day:

“Throwing away food is like stealing from the table of those who are poor and hungry.” -Pope Francis

 

Next –DAY 18: FARM TO GROCERY STORE – LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD!
The full Food Loss/Waste series:

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