Food Waste

Americans waste food to the tune of $144,000,000,000 each year. Some of the biggest contributors to this waste are restaurants and other food establishments.

Food recycling is a trend that's fast becoming best practice. On September 16, 2015, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the goal of reducing food loss and waste by half by the year 2030.

If you run an office cafeteria, you know that food costs add up. If people don't eat the food that you buy, that makes it even worse.

It is often hard for those working in the restaurant industry and other related fields to fully understand how much food waste actually costs. The most obvious one is the loss of paid product, but this is just the tip of the iceberg.

You may have heard about how food waste is a serious environmental problem, but what does it mean for your business? Who cares if some food is thrown away before it can be eaten? Food waste costs more than you might think, both to your business and for the environment. What Food Waste Costs to Your Business According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, thirty percent of food in the U.

Education Dive reports that 22 million pounds of food are wasted on college campuses every year. College campuses are highly populated areas with students and faculty alike taking part in the dining facilities during all parts of the day.

Many people can't start the day without a nice hot cup of coffee. Perhaps you're a real coffee buff who uses a French press, a pour-over dripper, or maybe you've even mastered latte art on your espresso machine.

Avocados seem to be having a moment in the sun. Approvingly or mockingly, avocado toast has established itself as the favorite food of millennials.

If you've watched the news at all in the past year or so, then you've likely noticed the crackdowns on single-use plastic going on all around the world. From shopping bags to cutlery, to straws, it seems like disposables are becoming a thing of the past.

Food waste should be regarded as a resource that is not yet being tapped. With that in mind, according to Waste360, the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts have begun diverting food waste and turning it into methane, which can then be sold as biofuel.