Know the cost of Food Waste.
On our own, our efforts may feel like nothing…but when we all make small changes – the results can be huge!
Buy Wisely
Cook Carefully
Eat It All
Did you know?
- The average Skagit County resident disposes of nearly 4 lbs. of waste every day, or 1,460 lbs. a year.
- A family of four can save an average of $1800 per year by preventing food waste.
- An estimated 25% of the food lost or wasted could be saved, it would be enough to feed 870 million people.
- Here in the United States, 40% of all food is wasted. In contrast, one out of every eight people is food insecure, one in six being children.
- In Washington, the Department of Ecology found that 17% of all garbage sent to landfills is food waste, and up to 8% was edible at the time of disposal.
- Food waste prevention strategies reduce the amount of food waste being created.
- Food Rescue and Composting reduce the amount of edible food that is discarded in a landfill.
Prevention is the priority, and now is the time to take action!
What are the words used to describe food waste prevention?
- Wasted Food: the edible portion of food waste.
- Prevention: refers to avoiding the wasting of food in the first place and represents the greatest potential for cost savings and environmental benefits for us all.
- Rescue: refers to the redistribution of surplus edible food to other users.
- Recovery: refers to processing inedible food waste to extract value from it, through Composting or Vermiculture.
