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Did you know? Almost 30% of what ends up in the landfill is food scraps and food-soiled paper, and that it can be recycled in your curbside yardwaste cart? Don’t waste this resource. Put it to a better use!
Edible food can be donated to hunger relief agencies to feed hungry families. Inedible food scraps and food soiled paper can be recycled to make compost, a soil amendment that enriches soil and improves plant health.
Residential Resources
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Bury food scraps or use a worm bin. |
Food scraps are composted locally into a valuable soil amendment that builds healthy soil. |
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Locate retailers that sell approved kitchen compostable bags for food scraps. |
Tips for reducing food waste. |
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Check out the television ads from the "Recycle Food…" media campaign.
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Commercial and School Resources
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On-site composting can be an effective way to reduce garbage. |
Reduce waste through organics collection for composting. |
Edible Food for Donation
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Connecting edible food to organizations who provide meals or operate food banks. |
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Best Workplaces for Waste Prevention and Recycling
Is your business a "Best Workplace for Waste Prevention and Recycling"? Apply by May 31, 2013!
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Organics Characterization Report
Each time you set out a full 96-gallon yard waste cart of yard debris, food scraps and food soiled paper for recycling, it reduces greenhouse gases by the same amount that would be generated by burning 1.6 gallons of gas in your car. Learn more… (PDF, 1 MB)
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Food: Too Good To Waste
Learn how to reduce food waste at home.
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