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Executive Director (at ReFED), Author (of Waste Free Kitchen Handbook), and Food Waste Warrior (or Worrier?)
Joined November 2011
Super exciting to see NYC rolling out borough-wide compost collection.
theguardian.com
Waste, not: the organic waste program being piloted in Queens will automatically provide the service to its 2.2 million residents
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So cool to see all of the action in the UK on evolving past date labels! The latest--M&S dropping labels on 300+ produce items, and Morrison's dropping it on milk
theguardian.com
The change, to be rolled out this week, will leave customers to judge whether goods are still fine to eat
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Banana waste into fashion fabrics sewn by inmates? Pretty cool @DoleSunshine!
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Because we can all use some good news...State of WA just passed one of the strongest food waste reduction bills yet!
wastedive.com
The law is seen as a natural evolution from the state's recent work on recycling and climate change. Organics recyclers are especially focused on new compost procurement rules and first-in-the-nation...
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It's not every day that Google's CEO notes how important food waste reduction is. Congrats again to the @google Food Team for announcing these bold goals!
Reducing food waste is an important way we can limit carbon emissions and keep our planet healthy. We're pledging to cut Google's food waste in half, and send zero food waste to landfill by 2025. https://t.co/ln7eDIcSbT
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*Enormous Congrats* @Google for audacious #foodwaste goals announced today: cutting food waste in half in just 3 years, and sending ZERO to landfill. Bold commitments that will require innovation we all will learn from!
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Straight from @nytimes, folks: It's okay to throw that moldy berry away and eat the rest!
nytimes.com
Here’s what the experts say.
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Get ready for the Super Bowl 4th quarter….@Hellmanns Make Taste Not Waste ad! If you had told me 10 yrs ago there would be #foodwaste ads at the Super Bowl, I never would have believed it!!
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Today, the School Food Recovery Act was introduced to support food waste reduction programs in schools. Read WWF's statement.
worldwildlife.org
WWF backs bipartisan bill to cut food waste in schools and educate students about environmental impacts of our food system.
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Food Waste Turned Into Rechargeable Batteries??
technologynetworks.com
What do apple cores, spent grain, and walnut shells have in common? They could one day be used to power a data center.
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And I thought @misfitsmarket last round was a big deal... Congrats for reaching this type of scale!
progressivegrocer.com
Online grocer plans to capitalize on growth and invest in tech to expand food access nationwide
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Did you know that according to @ProjectDrawdown, moving the world to a plant-forward diet can save ~6x as many GHGs as transitioning to electric cars? (And wasting half as much food can save ~8x)
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Yes! Solar-powered cold storage for developing countries. There's everything to like about this:
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Apologies are nice, but let's think ahead folks! Refining orders to match actual attendance close to an event is one of the best waste to reduce catering #foodwaste "Olympics Tokyo organisers apologise for food waste, in latest Games headache"
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The camp my kids were looking forward to all summer was just cancelled due to smoke. I’m devastated for them, and that this may be their life. And I’m going vegetarian. Well, at least 90% vegetarian. The time is now, people. @NYTimes @ShawnHubler
nytimes.com
Wildfires. Drought. Monsoons. Sewage spills. A resurgent virus. The summer season we thought we knew has become something ominous.
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Two amazing new bills were introduced today that will help to reduce food waste and help create the infrastructure needed for composting! Thank you @RepBrownley
@chelliepingree
@RepAnnieKuster
@CoryBooker cc @NRDCFood
@WWF
When it comes to #foodwaste, there’s no time to lose! Thanks @RepBrownley @chelliepingree @RepAnnieKuster @corybooker for introducing the #ZeroFoodWaste Act to help America measure, prevent, and build the infrastructure necessary to fight food waste. https://t.co/hfmn8RiLfG
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EPA is hiring a #foodwaste research fellow: Application deadline is August 4. https://t.co/UEpiNAlTHX
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ReFED is #hiring 3 new positions for our Data & Insights Team--a VP, Research Analyst, & Climate Fellow. These are ideal for highly analytical folks who believe in the power of data to make change & reduce #foodwaste. Check them out & share widely, please!
refed.org
ReFED is a nonprofit food recycling & waste management organization in the US. We help businesses, nonprofits & investors put the most impactful solutions to reduce food waste into action.
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