Title of Presentation
Start Date
February 2019
Location
Withers 107
Description
Food waste makes up nearly half of all municipal solid waste produced in the United States. EPA estimates that 40% of all food produced for human consumption is wasted. Question is how much post-consumer food is sent to the landfill from Winthrop University? The Office of Sustainability has completed five Weigh the Waste events in Thomson Cafeteria where we weigh post-consumer food waste for a single day. This poster will report the findings of each of those events, illustrate the environmental impacts of food waste, and will offer methods for reducing our food waste.
Keywords
Food Waste; Environmental Impacts; Consumption
Poster Number
30
Weigh the Waste: Assessing Food Waste @ Winthrop University
Withers 107
Food waste makes up nearly half of all municipal solid waste produced in the United States. EPA estimates that 40% of all food produced for human consumption is wasted. Question is how much post-consumer food is sent to the landfill from Winthrop University? The Office of Sustainability has completed five Weigh the Waste events in Thomson Cafeteria where we weigh post-consumer food waste for a single day. This poster will report the findings of each of those events, illustrate the environmental impacts of food waste, and will offer methods for reducing our food waste.
Your Title/College/Department/Program
Sustainability Coordinator