This just in from the Not In My Backyard Our Park Department: A British Columbia business association requested that a church stop handing out food donations in a park because it was attracting too many “indigent people.” I guess the association won’t go for this plan, then.
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Food waste and water loss are linked. The Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) alerted me to this troubling link in their recently released study:
In the US, for instance, as much as 30 percent of food, worth some USD 48.3 billion, is thrown away. That’s like leaving the tap running and pouring 40 trillion litres of water into the garbage can – enough water to meet the household needs of 500 million people.
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It’s a bit of a reach, but a fun reach: This cake pan could reduce food waste by baking-in slices of varying sizes.
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Restaurateurs in Little Rock are thinking big about the waste stream. A “waste audit” at one restaurant found dumped food was the largest portion of the waste stream and that 79 percent of the trash was recyclable.
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From the What Goes Around Comes Around Department: Sunday, I joked about how folks can avoid food waste by shunning brussels sprouts. Last night, I cruised by the sale produce rack, where I occasionally find cheap eats with only superficial defects. There was only one item on offer: brussels. Looks like the sprouts lobby gets the last laugh.
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Have you seen the book HUNGRY PLANET- What the World Eats? A friend bought it at a nutrition conference. Check it out when you grt time.
Everything is relative isn’t it? Here in NY, my business is trying to show the community the full circle of composting food waste- on site. We have a mobile unit that is offerred for rent to confrence centers, groups who want an innovative choice to “green up” meetings etc.
The unit is able to take meat and bones, pre consumer and post consumer food waste, so that ALL possible waste can be composted. We keep the unit on site for about a week which includes a few days prior to the event, then at least 3 days after the event for full composting.
The end product is a raw compost (looks much like mulch, because we add wood chips from a local woodworker). Before the composting process begins, we give the venue a choice of end product compost use: 1) on site landscaping, 2)donate a portion to a community garden or planting activity.
This is a new concept for many, however by “showing” the actual process, I am hoping that more people will take advantage of on site composting.