Food Waste & You
Did you Know?
Up to 40% of all food grown, processed, and transported in the United States is wasted.
If food waste were a country, it would be the 3rd largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world, right behind China and the US.
In one year a family of four in the US wastes $1500 worth of food.
43% of the total amount of food wasted occurs in our households - so we can have an impact.
Food scraps decomposing without oxygen in a landfill generate methane, a greenhouse gas 86x more potent than carbon dioxide.
Check out the resources below for strategies
to save food,
save money
and save the planet
Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) - backyard & community composting
savethefood.com – meal planning, shopping, storage, Guestimator
LoveFoodHateWaste.com – recipes for leftovers, portion planner, also an app
foodshift.net/reduce-your-waste/– tips to reduce waste, online Pledge
wastedfood.com – Jonathan Bloom’s blog, author of “American Wasteland:
albany.cce.cornell.edu - Cornell Cooperative Extension, composting
BuyLocalGrowLocal.org - Sustainable Directory, Compost sites
Pledge to Fight Wasted Food - Take the Pledge today and learn how to become a Zero Waste Food Champion
Watch our 2/2/21 presentation on YouTube:
Food Waste and You: Strategies to Save Food, Save Money, and Save the Planet
co-sponsored by the Albany Public Library, Zero Waste Capital District and the Albany City Sustainability Advisory Committee