The University of Oregon Campus Zero Waste Program put together this extensive Zero Waste Campus Toolkit to help colleges and universities create a Zero Waste Campus. This toolkit contains resources regarding the concept of Zero Waste, Zero Waste management practices and a sample Zero Waste campus pledge and model policy. RecyclingWorks in Massachusetts has assisted…
This article from the Professional Convention Management Association provides tips for reducing the amount of leftover food at meetings, including knowing how many people will attend, working with your caterer to determine a proper amount of food to serve, and keeping some food safely stored so that it can be donated if it is uneaten.…
The April 29, 2015 meeting summary, presentations, and handouts including March 2015 working draft fact sheets from Harvard Food Law and policy Clinic on food donation are now available on the MassDEP website here: http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/massdep/news/advisory-committees/swac-organics-subcommittee-.html RecyclingWorks in Massachusetts assists businesses and institutions with recycling and food waste reduction through composting and food donation. To speak…
RecyclingWorks worked with CERO, an employee-owned organics hauler, to set up a successful composting program for America’s Food Basket, a supermarket chain in Boston. The supermarkets now divert 4.5 tons per week of source separated organics, totaling 234 tons annually. To learn more, read the case study here. RecyclingWorks in Massachusetts is a recycling assistance…
A Boston Magazine article recently highlighted the work of Food For Free, a Cambridge-based non-profit, collects unused food from farmers’ markets, grocery stores, bakeries, and universities and donates it to food pantries, schools, and individuals in need of healthy food. Sasha Purpura, executive director of Food For Free, says “Our mission is to address hunger…
On June 4th, RecyclingWorks in Massachusetts partnered with the Environmental Protection Agency, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, and Whole Foods to host the Spring 2015 “Diversion and Reduction through Food Donation” WasteWise Forum. The event took place at Whole Foods Market Regional Office in Cambridge. It was a successful event that brought together 58 participants…
In a recent article, WBUR reports that a new non-profit grocery store has opened in Dorchester, aiming to reduce food waste by selling aging and surplus food at a steep discount. The Daily Table collects food donations from supermarkets and sells them for extremely low prices, such as “canned vegetables two for $1, a dozen…
This Boston Globe article highlights efforts made by Harvard University, among many other businesses and institutions, to donate food rather than throw it away. Harvard’s undergraduate dining halls generate 2,500 pounds of leftovers, which are now being given to needy families in Boston through Food for Free, a non-profit organization in Cambridge. The article mentions…
A recent article in Business NH Magazine reports that twelve New England organizations are supporting a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency initiative to reduce the nearly 35 million tons of food waste generated nationally each year. This initiative, called the EPA Food Recovery Challenge, focuses on encouraging businesses, organizations and institutions to prevent food waste by…
This blog post written by Andrew Shakman, CEO of LeanPath (a food waste prevention technology provider), highlights how to use social psychology tools to engage employees in food waste prevention activities. Although the examples apply to food waste prevention, Shakman explains the principles can be utilized to promote other behaviors, like food safety. The five strategies Shakman…
