Spoiler Alert, an online platform that encourages businesses to donate their surplus food and organic waste, recently highlighted Daily Table’s successful donation on their User Spotlight Series. Daily Table, a not for profit grocery store located in Dorchester, MA, uses Spoiler Alert to attain donations and special buying opportunities. Daily Table creates healthy prepared meals…
A recent article in LeanPath explains the many hidden costs to foodservice operators of wasted food. In addition to the cost of the ingredients, there is also the energy and water to store and prepare the food, the labor to prepare it, the disposal costs to get rid of it, and the “cost” of lost…
Food Tank recently reported on the not-for-profit grocery store, The Daily Table, and their mission to reduce food waste while alleviating the problem of food insecurity. The Daily Table makes healthy foods affordable by selling products that are close to or past their display code dates at a discounted price point. The Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic has created a fact…
This article from EPR Retail News highlights The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company LLC and its announcement of the groundbreaking for its first anaerobic digester that will be installed at its Distribution Center in Freetown, MA. The anaerobic digester will process unsold food from stores that is not able to be donated to regional food banks or…
Whole Foods announced last week that it will start selling ‘ugly produce’ (vegetables and fruit that do not conform to the company’s aesthetic standards) in select stores beginning in April. They are partnering with Imperfect Produce, a company launched last summer that sells bruised, blemished, or misshapen fruits and vegetables to food retailers at a discounted rate,…
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 EPA is currently accepting nominations for the 2015 Environmental Merit Awards in New England. Award categories for environmental achievement in the last year include individuals, businesses, government entities, and other organizations. There is also an award for lifetime achievement. Nominations must be submitted online by February 12, 2016. RecyclingWorks in Massachusetts is a recycling…
Learn how Wyman’s Liquors in Leominster saved $7,000 annually by recycling their cardboard. See the updated Wyman’s Liquors Video and Written Case Study (2020) to learn how they expanded their recycling program to divert 90% of materials generated on-site.
November 19, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lorenzo Macaluso, Director of RecyclingWorks in MA RecyclingWorks in Massachusetts Receives National Honor for Food Waste Diversion Efforts during U.S. EPA’s Food Recovery Month of Action Boston, MA. The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has won the US EPA’s 2015 National Food Recovery Challenge Endorser Award for leading…
The Foodservice Packaging Recovery Toolkit is a free resource and guide on recovering foodservice packaging that was launched on April 21, 2016. Foodservice packaging includes items such as boxes, bags, and cups. The Foodservice Packaging Institute is a North American trade association for foodservice packaging industry. Within the institute, the Paper Recovery Alliance, and Plastics…
