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Less Food To Landfill

Join the movement to reduce food waste and protect the environment. Learn how to prevent food from reaching landfills by following the Less Food to Landfill Goal. Access resources, case studies, and webinars to get started today!

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Less Food To Landfill

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  1. Less FoodTo Landfill

  2. Food Waste Facts • More food reaches landfills and incinerators than any other single material in municipal solid waste.(EPA) • 52 million tons of food is sent to landfill annually (21% of landfill volume), plus another 10 million tons is discarded or left unharvested on farms.  (ReFed) This is 31-40% of the total food supply. • Food services is responsible for 10.25 million tons of wasted food each year.  (Feeding America) • Hospitals generate over 29 pounds of waste per staffed bed per day.  It is estimated that 10-15% of an average hospital’s waste is comprised of food waste. (Practice Greenhealth and Biocycle) • According to EPA, food decomposing in landfills generates methane, a greenhouse gas, 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide over a 100 year time period.

  3. EPA Food Recovery Hierarchy "Let's feed people, not landfills. By reducing wasted food in landfills, we cut harmful methane emissions that fuel climate change, conserve our natural resources, and protect our planet for future generations," -- EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy. USDA and EPA Shared Goal – 50% food waste reduction by 2030

  4. Less Food Waste Team • Janet Howard, Director, Member Engagement and Healthier Hospitals, Practice Greenhealth, Convener • Jona Gallagher, National Sales Manager, EnviroPure Systems • Janet Bowen, US EPA Region 1 • Janet Haugan, Director of Marketing & Product Management, LeanPath, Inc. • Mike Geller, Manager, Regional Sustainability, Providence Health & Services • Kas Logan, Senior Manager of Culinary Operations, Providence Health & Services • Dana A. Slade, CHMM, Sustainability Program Manager, HealthPartners • Jeff Hogan, Energy and Sustainability Manager, Montefiore Health System • Tony Pupillo,  Director of Foodservice and Convenience Stores,  Feeding America • Emily Fabel, Center for Eco Technology (New England) • Anna Ward, Sustainability Manager, HCA • Katie Wickman, Environmental Stewardship Coordinator, Advocate Health Care • Mary Ellen Leciejewski, Director of Ecology, Dignity Health • Maureen Husek, Director, Nutrition and Retail Services, Beaumont Hospital - Royal Oak • Consulted: Cecilia DeLoach Lynn, Christopher Bodkin, Thresa Pattee, Stacia Clinton - Practice Greenhealth and Health Care without Harm

  5. Commit to Food Waste Prevention and Management • Commit to the Less Waste Food to Landfill Goal • Choose parameters (pre consumer, cafeteria, patient trays, catering) • Capture baseline in pounds per day (Toolkit shares worksheet and estimate calculation sheet) • Reduce food waste by 10, 20 or 50% • Report progress in Practice Greenhealth Environmental Excellence Award

  6. Less Waste Toolkit • Less Food to Landfill Goal • Get Started Guide • Case Studies • Prevention with Gundersen Health • Composting with HealthPartners • Digestion with Montefiore • Posters and templates • Educational Webinar and Sharing Calls • www.practicegreenhealth.org/foodwaste.

  7. Practice Greenhealth and Feeding America Partner on Food Donation www.feedingamerica.org

  8. Education • Five Part Sharing Call Series is archived and ready for use. • 1. Understanding the Issue • 2. Assessment and Prevention (biggest cost and environmental potential) • 3. Donation • 4. On-site Digestion • 5. Composting and Animal Feeding • https://practicegreenhealth.org/topics/less-waste/less-food-landfill/less-food-landfill-toolkit/webinars-and-sharing-calls

  9. Resources Visit the Website for Goal Worksheets Toolkit Case Studies Educational Calls Reach out to member engagement Liaison for technical assistance

  10. Learn More • www.practicegreenhealth.org/foodwaste

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