{"id":6065,"date":"2016-09-07T00:28:53","date_gmt":"2016-09-07T04:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/?page_id=6065"},"modified":"2023-03-04T16:30:38","modified_gmt":"2023-03-04T21:30:38","slug":"food-waste-and-food-justice-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/food-waste-and-food-justice-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Waste and Food Justice-OBSOLETE"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>Green Needham supports<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/donating-food-pic-wiki-commons.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-12989\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/donating-food-pic-wiki-commons-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/donating-food-pic-wiki-commons-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/donating-food-pic-wiki-commons-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/h5>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>reducing waste,<\/li>\n<li>getting food to those in need,<\/li>\n<li>utilizing the remaining waste for uses such as compost or energy generation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Effective October 1, 2014, all Massachusetts businesses and institutions disposing of over one ton of commercial organic material per week are required to divert that organic material from disposal as trash. This law has brought focus to the food waste problem and motivated food establishments to find creative solutions to reducing waste.<\/p>\n<p>Green Needham is in the process of identifying people who are interested in working on food issues locally.<strong> If you would like to work on this important issue<\/strong>, please <a href=\"mailto:info@GreenNeedham.org?subject=Food%20Waste%20Project\">contact Green Needham at info@GreenNeedham. org<\/a><\/p>\n<h5>Green Needham Activities<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Food Waste Survey<\/strong> Green Needham members developed an <a title=\"Food Waste survey\" href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/GNCFoodWaste\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online food waste survey<\/a> to collect information on how food waste is currently being handled by local food establishments. <strong>Businesses and institutions are still encouraged to fill out the<a title=\"Food Waste survey\" href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/GNCFoodWaste\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> survey.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h5>Educational Programs<\/h5>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li><strong>Food Waste workshop<\/strong>. On June 7, 2016,\u00a0Green Needham and <a href=\"http:\/\/recyclingworksma.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RecyclingWorks<\/a> presented a free workshop for food service businesses in Needham, Newton, Wellesley, and other neighboring communities interested in learning about <b class=\"c\">diverting wasted food from the trash through food donation, composting, and other waste diversion strategies<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"_4n-j fsl\"><strong>Documentary Film<\/strong>. On April 10, 2016 Green Needham cosponsored a free film showing at First Parish in Needham, Unitarian Universalist. The award-winning 75-minute documentary about food waste, <strong>\u201cJust Eat It,\u201d<\/strong> was inspired by the book <em>American Wasteland<\/em>, by Wellesley High graduate Jonathan Bloom.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"s1\"><strong>\u201cToo Good to Waste: Creative Solutions for Reducing Food Waste\u201d<\/strong> was presented on October 22, 2015 at the Needham Library.\u00a0\u00a0Joshua Cook, Green Business Specialist for the Massachusetts Dept. of Environmental Protection, and\u00a0Greg Smith, the Superintendent of the Needham RTS, spoke about state and local actions to reduce food waste. Food waste reduction tips for households were provided. The program was co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Needham.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"gnc-resources-header\">Resources<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"gnc-resources-subheader\">Documents<\/h5>\n\t\t<ul class=\"documents\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"document document-5390\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/documents\/2015\/11\/3r-food-waste-120815-event-information-2.doc\/\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t3R Food Waste 12\/08\/15 event information\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"document document-12993\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/documents\/2021\/01\/food-waste-educational-and-informational-programs.pdf\/\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tFood Waste Educational and Informational Programs\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"document document-14141\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/documents\/2021\/11\/needham-rts-food-waste-recycling-program.pdf\/\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tNeedham RTS Food Waste Recycling Program\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\n<h5 class=\"gnc-resources-subheader\">Resources on the Web<\/h5>\n<p><!-- Links --><table style=\"margin:0;padding:0;\"><tr style=\"width:100%;\">\r\n<td style=\"width:100px;vertical-align:top\">\r\n\r\n<\/td><td>\r\n<div class=\"links_sc_fb\" style=\"text-align:left\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/living-green\/food\/food-waste-food-justice-issue\/\" target=\"_blank\">&quot;Food Heros&quot; - Boston-area organizations working on food rescue<\/a>\r\n<br \/>Living Green page on food rescue organizations\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"width:100%;\">\r\n<td style=\"width:100px;vertical-align:top\">\r\n\r\n<\/td><td>\r\n<div class=\"links_sc_fb\" style=\"text-align:left\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/sustainable-management-food\/food-too-good-waste-implementation-guide-and-toolkit\" target=\"_blank\">EPA&#039;s food waste prevention tips<\/a>\r\n<br \/>Community food waste prevention toolkit. Check out ugly fruit and vege campaign\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"width:100%;\">\r\n<td style=\"width:100px;vertical-align:top\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/needhamcommunitycouncil.org\/food-pantry\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Needham-Community-Council.jpeg\" border=0 style=\"width:100px\"><\/a>\r\n<\/td><td>\r\n<div class=\"links_sc_fb\" style=\"text-align:left\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/needhamcommunitycouncil.org\/food-pantry\/\" target=\"_blank\">Food Pantry at the Needham Community Council<\/a>\r\n<br \/>Help provide food for those in need by donating or volunteering at the Needham Community Council's food pantry\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"width:100%;\">\r\n<td style=\"width:100px;vertical-align:top\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/2015\/11\/program-on-reducing-food-waste-in-needham\/?preview_id=5283&#038;preview_nonce=7efcc0a926&#038;_thumbnail_id=-1&#038;preview=true\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Green-Needham-Logo-100x100.png\" border=0 style=\"width:100px\"><\/a>\r\n<\/td><td>\r\n<div class=\"links_sc_fb\" style=\"text-align:left\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/2015\/11\/program-on-reducing-food-waste-in-needham\/?preview_id=5283&#038;preview_nonce=7efcc0a926&#038;_thumbnail_id=-1&#038;preview=true\" target=\"_blank\">Green Needham\u2019s Reducing Food Waste program<\/a>\r\n<br \/>Green Needham\u2019s 10\/22\/15 program, \"Too Good to Waste: Creative Solutions to Reducing Food Waste\"\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"width:100%;\">\r\n<td style=\"width:100px;vertical-align:top\">\r\n\r\n<\/td><td>\r\n<div class=\"links_sc_fb\" style=\"text-align:left\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lovefoodhatewaste.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Love Hate Waste<\/a>\r\n<br \/>UK\u2019s campaign to end food waste. Excellent tips.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"width:100%;\">\r\n<td style=\"width:100px;vertical-align:top\">\r\n\r\n<\/td><td>\r\n<div class=\"links_sc_fb\" style=\"text-align:left\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lunchskins.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lunch Skins - reusable lunch bags<\/a>\r\n<br \/>Some Lunchskins products are available at Container Store, Target, and Amazon\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"width:100%;\">\r\n<td style=\"width:100px;vertical-align:top\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/recyclingworksma.com\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/RW_Logo_White_Background.jpg\" border=0 style=\"width:100px\"><\/a>\r\n<\/td><td>\r\n<div class=\"links_sc_fb\" style=\"text-align:left\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/recyclingworksma.com\" target=\"_blank\">RecyclingWorks Massachusetts<\/a>\r\n<br \/>RecyclingWorks in Massachusetts is a recycling assistance program designed to help businesses and institutions maximize recycling, reuse, and composting opportunities.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"width:100%;\">\r\n<td style=\"width:100px;vertical-align:top\">\r\n\r\n<\/td><td>\r\n<div class=\"links_sc_fb\" style=\"text-align:left\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stilltasty.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Still Tasty - Your Ultimate Shelf Life Guide<\/a>\r\n<br \/>Keep it or toss it? How long do specific foods last; storage tips for fridge and freezer.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"width:100%;\">\r\n<td style=\"width:100px;vertical-align:top\">\r\n\r\n<\/td><td>\r\n<div class=\"links_sc_fb\" style=\"text-align:left\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ivaluefood.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sustainable America<\/a>\r\n<br \/>A project of Sustainable America. Check out their \u201cResources\u201d link\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"width:100%;\">\r\n<td style=\"width:100px;vertical-align:top\">\r\n\r\n<\/td><td>\r\n<div class=\"links_sc_fb\" style=\"text-align:left\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/food\/consumers\/food-loss-and-waste\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Food &amp; Drug Administration Website on Food Waste<\/a>\r\n<br \/>U.S. Food &amp; Drug Administration Website on Food Waste\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/td><\/tr><\/table>\n<!-- \/Links --><br \/>\n<!-- For future use --><br \/>\n<!-- [links category_name=\"Food Waste\"] --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Green Needham supports reducing waste, getting food to those in need, utilizing the remaining waste for uses such as compost or energy generation&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":12989,"parent":0,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6065","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6065"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6065\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}