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University of Notre Dame converts tons of dining hall leftovers into energy

Catherine M. Odell

February 25, 2020 |

EarthBeat |

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Response Location: United States, Notre Dame, Indiana

The University of Notre Dame installed three Grind2Energy systems, which aims to reduce the amount of food waste from the campus’ dining halls. The systems process the waste and send it to a local dairy farm where they break down the material to produce biogas that is used to generate electrical power for 1,000 homes each day in Plymouth, Indiana. While not everyone at the university has committed to the sustainability efforts, these systems can be scaled to be used on other college campuses.

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How Farms Turn Food Waste Into Renewable Energy

Ally Donnelly Jim Haddadin

February 19, 2020 |

WBTS-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

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Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

Food waste diverted from the landfill to anaerobic digesters can be used to create electricity. In Massachusetts, farmers and businesses participate in a waste-to-energy project in partnership with Vanguard Renewables. Discarded food waste is mixed with cow manure and fed into a digester. The gasses created are then used to power electric generators.

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Slack channel at Temple helps fight food waste and feed students in need

Katherine Rapin

February 10, 2020 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

To reduce food waste and address food insecurity on campus, Temple University students started a group messaging app to inform students about free extra food from events.

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This Philly-made "fruit hacking" tool fights food waste and saves farmers thousands

Brianna Baker

February 04, 2020 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Monitoring spikes in ethylene allows produce distributors to reduce food waste. The Philadelphia based company, Strella Biotech, uses sensors and the Internet of Things (IoT) to track when produce begins to emit ethylene and ripen. By paying closer attention to the status of their produce, distributors partnering with Stella Biotech have reduced food waste and saved money in the process.

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Rejected Produce Rescued To Feed Hungry

Samantha Bashaw

December 05, 2019 |

New Haven Independent |

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Response Location: United States, Hamden, Connecticut

To reduce food waste, a pilot project in Connecticut organized by a professor aims to deliver the still-viable thrown-out products to a local food pantry. With the help of her students, the project has successfully helped to consistently divert perfectly edible produce to "people who don’t care whether an onion isn’t in season or if an avocado is too soft."

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Chew On This: Farmers Are Using Food Waste To Make Electricity

Allison Aubrey

November 30, 2019 |

NPR |

Multi-Media |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts

Food waste typically ends up on in landfills, which exacerbates climate change, but in Massachusetts, dairy farmers are converting the waste into electricity. Food waste from around the state is gathered, ground, and liquefied and then transported to an anaerobic digester on a dairy farm which is able to convert enough energy to power more than just the farm.

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America trashes 40% of its food. A Colorado startup is connecting the discards to dinner tables.

Tamara Chuang

November 26, 2019 |

The Colorado Sun |

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Response Location: United States, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Finding alternatives for uneaten or imperfect food reduces waste. In Denver, multiple initiatives, ranging from the city’s Certifiably Green Denver program to tech startups and nonprofits, are working to tackle the problem of excess and wasted food. The nonprofit organization, We Don’t Waste, redistributes unused food from large venues at food banks and farmers markets. The tech startup, FoodMaven, similarly aims to reroute food from the landfill to consumers.

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How this North Salt Lake plant will turn table scraps into natural gas

Amy Joi O'Donoghue

November 24, 2019 |

Deseret News |

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Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

Food waste often ends up in landfills, but the Wasatch Resource Recovery facility in Utah transforms the thrown-out food into renewable energy instead. Companies such as Kroger, Dannon, and Nestle send their food waste to the facility on a daily basis, where it is liquefied, broken down by microbes and eventually converted into natural gas.

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Green party: how are festivals upping their environmental credentials?

Lucy Douglas Laura Mahler

November 19, 2019 |

Positive.News |

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Response Location: United Kingdom, London

Finding ways to implement circular systems reduces the environmental impact of festivals. The London-based nonprofit, a Greener Festival, works with festival planners across Europe to make events more sustainable. In addition to recycling and moving toward plant-based food options, a Greener Festival also leverages its partnerships to collect and reuse catered food through its EighthPlate initiative.

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A Wasteful Life: Rethinking Sustainabilty

Sydney Brown

November 13, 2019 |

The Daily Evergreen |

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Response Location: United States, Kooskia, Idaho

In Kooskia, a rural area in Idaho, local farmers are finding success in working with residents to make sure produce is being used to its fullest. From using the leftover apple chunks from cider-making to feed livestock to relying on neighbor's produce to provide for local businesses, sustainable homesteads are gaining popularity amongst communities.

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