Raising Awareness in an Effort to Reduce Food Waste

The issue of food waste is a growing concern throughout America. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Loss Project, Americans throw away more than 25 percent — some 25.9 million tons — of all the food we produce for domestic sale and consumption. We contacted Rutgers catering service in an effort to donate unused food to a local food rescue mission, such as Table To Table, after one of their events. To increase awareness we also made and handed out pamphlets all throughout Rutgers including restaurants on Easton Avenue. Being proactive doesn’t require much effort or time and raising awareness is great first step in reducing the amount of food waste.