EPA-530-014-G
February 2016
A WORKSHOP
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
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Workshop Purpose
Examine the problem of
wasted food including:
How much goes to waste
Why waste happens
Why waste matters
Strategies to reduce waste
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Purpose
By making small shifts in how
we shop, store and prepare food,
we can toss less, eat well,
simplify our lives, save money
and keep the valuable resources
used to produce and distribute
food from going to waste.
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Introductions
Introduce yourself by:
Giving your name
Telling a short story that
illustrates why you care about
wasted food
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HOW
UCH FOOD
IS WASTED?
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Food accounts for 21% of the
American waste stream
Rubber, Leather &
Textiles
11%
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WHY WASTE
HAPPE
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In one month,
a family of 4 wastes ...
Hesh rruit and vegetables 24 pounds Processed frui and vegetables 10.5 pounds
Fluid mi*
22 pounds
Otti«r food (includes e^gs.
peanuts: tree nuts; dry beans.
peas and lent's, dairy o:hfrr than
; and fish
10.4 pounds
8.6 pounds J Hud mlk) 12.8 pounds
Bill Marsh and Kan Has 'Jew York Times: Photograph by Tony Cemco&The New York Times
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Research shows that...
Total Household
Food and Drink Waste
Non-Edibles
j
Preventable
Possibly Edible
18%
64%
18%
Prepared or
Served Too Muc
Not Used in Tim
Other
40%
55%
- Quested and Johnson, 2009
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Yet... we all hate waste
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.
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rain on automatic
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Dynamic lifestyles
Artist: Beverly Naidus
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Complexity of Change
Additional Barriers:
Not enough information
Time needed to learn new skills
Time needed to prepare fresh food
Preference for one food type versus
another
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WHY WASTING
OO
RS
MATTE
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By Keeping Good Food
from Going to Waste ...
We can:
Eat well
Simplify our
lives
Save money
FIGHT
FOOD WASTE
in the home
Day to save
to save
to save
JBloom, Fight Food Waste in the Home, January 17,
2008, Via Flickr, Creative Commons
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What it costs us in $
The estimated total value of food
loss at the retail and consumer levels
in United States:
$161.6 BILLION in 2010
- Buzby, Hyman and Wells
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Wasted Food =
Wasted Resources
U.S. food production accounts for:
50% of land use
80% of water use
10% of total energy use
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Climate Consequences
Food is the largest stream of materials in
our landfills, accounting for 21% of the
American waste stream.
This large volume of disposed food is a
main contributor to the roughly 18% of
total U.S. methane emissions that come
from landfills
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Discussion
What would keeping food from
going to waste:
Do for you?
Do for the environment?
Do for your community?
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STRATEGIES TO
WASTED
REDU
FOOD
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SMART SHOPPING:
BUY WHAT YOU NEED
SMART STRATEGY:
Make a Shopping List
with Meals in Mind
« Think about how many meals you'll eat at home this week and how long
before your next shopping trip.
Next to fresh items on the list note the quantity you need or number of
meals you're buying for.
Shop your kitchen first and note items you already have.
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FOOD ITEM AMOUNT NEEDED ALREADY HAVE
Salad greens Lunch for a week Enough for one lunch
Gallon
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SMART STORAGE:
KEEP FRUITS AND VEGETABLES FRESH
FRUIT AND VEGETABLE STORAGE GUIDE
INSIDE THE FRIDGE
Appes aeries anc cranes
Grapes. M»l lemons am oranges
Melons nectarines, apricots peactes and
puns Qfter rpenftg at room temperatures)
Avocados pears, tomatoes
(after ripening at room temperature)
Attest aflvesetawes sic rierte
OUTSIDE THE FRIDGE
Bananas manges, papayas anc
pheapptes score in a cod place
Potatoes/ onions store in
3 COd C3fk ptace
»8asi and winter squastes
store at cuuu temperature
once cut. store sc^asnes in fm^
MORE STORAGE T₯»S
* you the your ftuk at toon tampeotue take wtiat yo«w» eat ftr tfe day out of tfte frOge n the mommg.
Maty frute gfee off natural gases that fasten tne spoiage of otte- neart)y proouce. Store oananas, apples anc
tomatoes Oy tnemselves ana store frwts and veRfitabtes in dWerw* dins.
To prevent matt W3tfi banes just before ead%
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SMART PREP:
PREP NOW, EAT LATER
Image courtesy of Grant Cochrane/FreeDisitalPhotos.net
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SMART SAVING:
EAT WHAT YOU BUY
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Discussion
What other strategies can
you recommend?
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FOOD: T
GOOD TO
WASTE CHALLENGE
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Take the
Challenge
Record the
amount of
household wasted
food before and
after adopting one
(or more) of the
four strategies
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Take the Food: Too Good
to Waste Challenge
I would like to take the Challenge!
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