Your path to a waste-free kitchen.
Food waste adds up.
Know the cost.
Know the cost.
When food goes in the trash, so do resources, time, and money. Save on all three with small changes to your cooking and shopping habits. Get started today.
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Your food saving journey starts here. We’ve got ideas to help you use food well. Get ready to learn, plan, and get creative.
Food waste impacts people, the environment, and our pocketbooks. Learn the facts to make a difference.
Washington generated 1 million tons of food waste in 2021.
That included half a million tons of edible food sent to landfills and would have been enough to make 105 meals for every person in Washington State.
Reducing food waste helps the planet.
Eliminating 50% of Washington food waste could reduce greenhouse gases by the equivalent of 2 million tons of carbon dioxide.
Food waste costs the average family $1,500 per year.
That's $125 every month to put toward other expenses or saving for a trip.
Food waste costs the average family $1,500 per year.
That's $125 every month to put toward other expenses or saving for a trip.
Reducing food waste helps the planet.
Eliminating 50% of Washington food waste could reduce greenhouse gases by the equivalent of 2 million tons of carbon dioxide.
Washington generated 1 million tons of food waste in 2021.
That included half a million tons of edible food sent to landfills and would have been enough to make 105 meals for every person in Washington State.
Food waste is a problem.
Be the solution.
Be the solution.
Here are simple ways you can make a big difference.
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