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Food Wastes The organic residues
generated by growing, processing,
handling, storage, sale, preparation, cooking, serving
of foods
Food Waste = Global, National and Local Issue!
Big Case to Reduce Food Waste
Globally:•From 6 to 9 billion by 2050•l/2 live on $2.50 per day•Food shortages, climate changes, droughts
United States:•30 - 40% food grown = wasted•Single largest component in landfill•There are alternatives•Everyone feels guilty about wasting food•Shared burden and responsibility to change
Food Waste Reduction Alliance
FWRA Key Goals
REDUCEREDUCE
REUSE
RECYCLE
Food loss that can be prevented
Divert good food to food banks before it is lost
Unavoidable food waste that can’t be reused (compost, animals, energy)
Aspirational Guidelines
Food Waste Disposal
The portion of food waste that is sent to landfill or incineration.
Food Waste Diversion
FWRA Strategy = Our Own Four Walls
Best
Identify and ShareBest PracticesAnd Emerging
Solutions
Work With AllWork With AllStakeholders on Stakeholders on
SolutionsSolutions
AssessAssessState of Industry, State of Industry,
Opportunities Opportunities BarriersBarriers
Total Food Waste DISPOSED = 80 Billion Pounds
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Tier 1 estimate of food waste disposed in the U.S. with only Industrial and Grocery Stores updated with Tier 2 data
The Tier 1 data is illustrative but limited as a numerous data gaps exist and a number of assumptions andextrapolations have been made in order to derive this estimation.
All of Tier 1 data is based on a combination of secondary data from multiple sources
Retail = 1.7 BillionSuppliers = 2.4 Billion
Cost of Food Waste sent to Landfill is Significant
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Estimated amount disposed, entire US
Estimated tipping cost,
entire US
Average cost per survey respondent
Manufacturing 2.4 billion pounds $59 million* $750,000
Retail/Wholesale 1.7 billion pounds $42 million* $960,000
Combined Sectors 4.1 billion pounds $101 million* --
* Based on a 2012 national average tipping cost for the largest public and private landfills of $49.27 per ton (4.9c/pound), from Waste Recycling News
Nationwide tipping costs for manufacturing, retail, and wholesale sectors are an estimated $101 million.
Different Operations = Diverting in Different Ways
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Destination of Food Waste Diverted from Landfill(As a percentage of total food waste diverted)
Manufacturing Sector (n=11) Retail Sector (n=9)
Next Steps? Sharing Best Practices
Education, healthy competition =Education, healthy competition =Industry wide improvementIndustry wide improvement
Prevent Waste in First Place!
Stop and ShopSaved One Million Dollarsby changing produce displaysFrom 4 day to 2 day supply
Better Promotions that Help Better Promotions that Help ConsumersConsumers
• Buy One – Get One Free – LATER! • Buy One + Share One - • “Mix and Match” – choose 2 of 5 options
Kroger’s Compton Resource Recovery Project
Starts "aerobic" decomposition without releasing methane
Stores can stock-pile organic waste on-site
Jump start composting process prior to hauling to composter
Stores with low volume of organic waste – saves $ of weekly pick up
Radical Innovation = + Bio Bin
Hannaford and Kidz•59 stores are composting•Brick End Farm creates compost•Kidz to Kidz create artwork•Compost sold at Hannaford•Kidz to Kidz get part of proceeds
Wonderful
•Food waste to compost•Compost to farm•Veggies to store•Virtuous cycle
There Are Major Barriers!!
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Are there barriers, either internal or external, that prevent your company from donating more unsalable food?
Yes: 77% No: 23%
Are there barriers, either internal or external, that prevent your company from reusing and recycling more food waste?
Yes: 88% No: 12%Manuf.1 Ret/Whol.1
Transportation constraints
63% 42%
Liability concerns 50% 67%
Insufficient storage/ refrigeration at food bank
50% 50%
Regulatory constraintsLabels and dating confusion
50% 17%
Insufficient storage/ refrigeration onsite
38% 33%
Manuf. 1 Ret/Whol.1
Insufficient recycling options – infrastructure!
91% 83%
Transportation constraints
73% 75%
Liability concerns
55% 50%
Food safety concerns for collection and storage
36% 50%1 among respondents who indicated that barriers are present
Transportation constraints, liability concerns & insufficient recycling options are the most common barriers to greater donation & recycling.
Barriers Internal + External = Confusing DatesBarriers Internal + External = Confusing Dates
63% of consumers throw awayon “sell by” date.
Barriers = Internal Policies/Liability Concerns
PROBLEM:
• Fiber One Bars - FDA Class 1 Recall
• Traditional communication = Return or Destroy
RADICAL THINKING:
• Can this safe product be donated?
• Could Feeding America repack?
RESULT?
• 2,000 cases (120,000 bars) donated
Our Engagement with Stakeholders
• EPA – FWRA Advisory Committee
• USDA new Best Practices Showcase
• Collaboration with Feeding America
• Massachusetts success to emulate
• Big NYC event – UNEP, EPA, USDA
Can You Help?
•Work with state food/grocer associations
•Help remove barriers
Key Next Steps Together?
• Find ways to help educate consumers from kindergarten to retirement!
• Average US household throws away $2,200 in food waste annually
• That number is UP 50% since 1974
UK - WRAP – Consumer Facing Initiative to Create Behavior Change
1. Major media coverage2. Practical tools for consumers 3. Engaging restaurants, chefs, supermarkets and government
“The campaign has helped 1.8 million UK households prevent over 130,000 tonnes of food waste since 2007.”
Radical Collaboration + Radical Innovation = Success
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Enthusiasm to attack food waste from farm to fork is moving like a tidal wav.Tidal wave of enthusiasm Jump in!
* University of
2,060,000
servings of meat feeding hungry people
125tons diverted from
landfill
$13,000
annual savings in landfill tipping fees