It鈥檚 estimated that Americans throw out about one quarter of all their food purchases. Wasting food increases the amount of trash we create, and increases our costs for food purchases and for managing waste. 聽To address this issue, the Northeast Recycling Council (NERC) has created a tip sheet for residents with easy- to- adopt strategies for reducing and eliminating food waste at home.
The Reduce Wasted Food Tip Sheet for Residents provides valuable information about what can be done on daily and weekly schedules to manage food that鈥檚 already in the refrigerator. 聽Information included provide the following tips and more: how to use your fridge to help you with optimal storing of food; how to arrange what鈥檚 in the fridge so you know what to eat first and what you need to buy; numerous food facts; links to recipes; and preserving and canning foods. The Reduce Wasted Food Tip Sheet also includes apps for making shopping lists, smart food storage, and where to find more information on reducing food waste. Please contact Mary Ann Remolador [email protected]聽, if you are interested in personalizing the Tip Sheet for your area.
NERC created the Tip Sheet as part of a USDA-funded project, Implementing the Food Recovery Hierarchy in Rural Vermont Communities. 聽However, the information in the Tip Sheet is applicable to any community, wherever you live. 聽NERC invites you all to personalize the Tip Sheet for residents in your community, state, or tribal nation.
NERC would like to recognize and thank the efforts of the following people for helping to develop the Tip Sheet:
路 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Paul Tomasi, Northeast Kingdom Solid Waste Management District
路 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Esther Fishman, Londonderry (VT) Group
路 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Michael Bender, Bennington County Regional Commission
路 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Bryn Oakleaf & Celia Riechel, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources
路 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Genna Williams, Vermont Foodbank
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