Feed People Not Landfills is a collaborative food rescue project aimed at decreasing food waste, and increasing food security in Humboldt County. This project is funded by CalRecycle’s 2019 Food Waste Prevention and Recovery Grant Program through California Climate Investments. The partners involved with this project are City of Arcata, City of Eureka, Cal Poly Humboldt, and Food For People.
Why is food waste important?
Food waste is a big problem, and America is estimated to waste roughly 40% of its food. A large portion of that food is considered edible, making the issue even worse. Food waste not only impacts the environment by using valuable resources, but it is lost in vain when 12% of households in America are food insecure. The food recovery hierarchy shows that source reduction should always be the focus of food waste efforts, followed by the next best methods for food rescue.
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