The number number of schools participating in food rescue has grown exponentially in the past few years, but we still have a long way to go and need your support.
An estimated 1 billion Unpeeled, Unopened and Unwanted food items are discarded annually in American schools because our students are not given an alternative to dumping it in trash if they are full or do not want the item.
An estimated 1 billion Unpeeled, Unopened and Unwanted food items are discarded annually in American schools because our students are not given an alternative to dumping it in trash if they are full or do not want the item.
Food Rescue establishes school programs to reduce waste in public school cafeterias.
The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act was modified Nov. 18, 2011. This, along with the EPA & USDA support, has resulted in a dramatic shift in food donation policies at our schools.
Learn more.
The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act was modified Nov. 18, 2011. This, along with the EPA & USDA support, has resulted in a dramatic shift in food donation policies at our schools.
Learn more.
Food Waste and Environmental Pollution
Environmental Impact:
American food production has a tremendous resource cost – 10% of the nation’s total energy budget, 50% of its land, and 80% of all U.S. freshwater consumption is dedicated to the production and distribution of food. An unconscionable amount of those resources are wasted completely, as up to 40% of all food ends up in landfills. By diverting food waste from landfills Food Rescue makes a substantial environmental impact: our efforts prevent 1,722,954 lbs. of CO2 equivalent, in the form of methane, from entering the atmosphere and causing pollution.
Schools, homes and businesses all can play a role in reducing the carbon pollution in our environment (See greenhouse gas emissions). Pollution is not just plastics, but food waste is a major contributor to the harmful, environmental effects. Food rescue, recovery can make a difference (and believe it or not, you can make a huge difference)!
The impact of food waste on our environment is another reason to adopt food recovery policies. Those interested in ecology and the conservation of our environment or saving the environment has become a motivating factor of many schools to choose to participate in food recovery. The environmental problem created by food waste is the methane gas it emits while in our landfills as seen here in our food waste environmental education video.
The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) is doing their part as well. They have initiated the Food Recovery Challenge to schools across the nation, offering their full support for donating their surplus food instead.
American food production has a tremendous resource cost – 10% of the nation’s total energy budget, 50% of its land, and 80% of all U.S. freshwater consumption is dedicated to the production and distribution of food. An unconscionable amount of those resources are wasted completely, as up to 40% of all food ends up in landfills. By diverting food waste from landfills Food Rescue makes a substantial environmental impact: our efforts prevent 1,722,954 lbs. of CO2 equivalent, in the form of methane, from entering the atmosphere and causing pollution.
Schools, homes and businesses all can play a role in reducing the carbon pollution in our environment (See greenhouse gas emissions). Pollution is not just plastics, but food waste is a major contributor to the harmful, environmental effects. Food rescue, recovery can make a difference (and believe it or not, you can make a huge difference)!
The impact of food waste on our environment is another reason to adopt food recovery policies. Those interested in ecology and the conservation of our environment or saving the environment has become a motivating factor of many schools to choose to participate in food recovery. The environmental problem created by food waste is the methane gas it emits while in our landfills as seen here in our food waste environmental education video.
The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) is doing their part as well. They have initiated the Food Recovery Challenge to schools across the nation, offering their full support for donating their surplus food instead.
In The News: Indiana Leading The Nation
WATCH: Avon High School Utilizes Program To Donate Un-Eaten Food To Charity
K-12 Food Rescue: Please help us reduce waste in public school cafeterias, diverting potentially wasted food from landfills and instead delivering it to food agencies, where it will serve food insecure families and individuals.
We can no longer operate without you joining the food rescue family and becoming a part of this story. We have a need of people like you supporting Food Rescue with a monthly donation.
We can no longer operate without you joining the food rescue family and becoming a part of this story. We have a need of people like you supporting Food Rescue with a monthly donation.
Since October, in Avon alone, more than 4,000 pounds of food was rescued.
Posted by RTV6 (WRTV - Indianapolis) on Friday, January 15, 2016
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