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Facts 40% of food in America is uneaten 7% of the produce that is grown is not used. Supermarkets toss out $15 billion worth of

fruits and veggies each year. Lots of foods are kept at wrong

temperatures, resulting in spoils On average, each store wastes $2,300

worth of food per day; because the products were close to expiring.

Facts 2 An average diners at home leave

17% of food uneaten American families throw out 14

to 25% of food they buy. Only 3% of food is composted Most food goes to landfills and

releases methane

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Restaurants 133 158 5

Supermarkets 459 286 30

Grocery Stores 458 312 212

Cafeteria 339 103 13

Farms 312 12 1

Fast Food 357 209 45

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Solutions

1. Compost more food2. EAT MORE OF SERVED FOOD!!!3. Sort uneaten food in buckets,

then take the food to downtown and give it to the people in need

4. Do not trash rotten food, compost it

5. If a grocery’s store food is close to expiring they could give it to the homeless or compost it.

More Solutions

6. Before the lunch period, the teachers can ask the children what of 4 choices they want for lunch, that way the cafeteria does not make that much food.

7. Have an ort can that is sorted.

8. If the person getting food does not want something they could just not take it on their plate.

What is happening

Chicago Public Schools • Recycling at CPS • Recycling Rewards • Drink. Drain. Recycle! • Food Share • Free Things Program • Green Clean-Out Contest • Paper Waste Busters • Composting Cohort • Waste audits • AFHK grant to reduce breakfast waste

What else is happening

Breakfast Waste Audit Results

George Washington Elementary (Nov 2011) • 301 milk cartons used each morning = 51,113 milk cartons could be recycled each year • 99.6 pounds of liquid each morning = 16,932 pounds could be kept out of the landfill each year • 398 paper bags used each morning = 67,660 bags could be recycled each year

What is also happeningenrollment Number of milk

cartons to recycled each year

Pounds of liquid to be kept out of the landfill each year*

# paper bags to be recycled each year

250 students 22,950 cartons 5,610 pounds 25,500 bags

500 students 45,900 cartons 11,210 pounds 51,000 bags

750 students 68,850 cartons 16,030 pounds 76,500 bags