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Reducing Food Waste

Reduce AVOIDABLE Food Waste. Responsibly Manage UNAVOIDABLE Food Waste.

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Source Reduction

Reducing the amount of excess food purchased is at the top of the hierarchy. As much as 55% of food purchases are unplanned, which leads to over-purchasing and spoilage. The temptation of saving on bulk purchases causes many families to purchase more food than they will eat. In addition, a full 20% of at-home food waste is estimated to be caused by a lack of standardization of date labels that leads consumers to throw away food before it's actually spoiled.

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Source Reduction

Feed A Disposer... Starve A Landfill


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Complement to Composting

You know that little things can add up to big changes. It’s why you compost. But did you know that composting and garbage disposals share a common enemy? 

You know that little things can add up to big changes. It’s why you compost. But did you know that composting and garbage disposals share a common enemy? 

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