Mary Williams+FollowMy Takeaway Box Sparked a Foodie RevolutionYou know that moment when you can’t finish your meal out, but feel weird asking for a box? I started bringing my own takeaway container everywhere—yep, even to fancy dinners—and now my friends are doing it too! Not only do we save leftovers (hello, next-day lunch), but we’re also cutting down on food waste. It’s become our group’s thing, and honestly, I love being a little different for a good cause. #Food #FoodWaste #Sustainability00Share
awalker+FollowBetter in My Stomach Than in the Dumpster: Why I Rescue Food.I'm an environmentalist, and I use Food Radar for more than just saving money. Did you know many of these pantries are just trying to distribute surplus grocery store food? Yesterday, I got a box of strawberries that was going to be trashed just because one berry was bad. I cut that one out, and the rest were perfect. Rescuing food is an act of sustainability. #FoodWaste #Sustainability #Freegan #EcoFriendly00Share
Mary Williams+FollowLittle Caesars Pizza Waste ExposedDid you see those pics from Lisbon? A neighbor snapped shots of a Little Caesars tossing out piles of perfectly good pizza at closing time. People are fuming, especially since food waste is such a huge issue globally. Some ex-employees say management would rather trash leftovers than let staff or locals have them. It’s wild to think about all the resources wasted, too. Would you take home leftovers if you could? #Food #FoodWaste #LittleCaesars00Share
Jason Wells+FollowRestaurant’s Food Waste Policy Has People FumingA restaurant’s sign warning staff that taking home leftovers is “theft” (with threats of law enforcement!) just went viral—and people are not having it. The internet is calling out the policy for fueling food waste and killing workplace vibes. Some say it’s about liability, others blame corporate greed, but everyone agrees: tossing good food while people go hungry is a bad look. Would you boycott a place over this? #Food #FoodWaste #ViralDebate17Share
Robert Macdonald+FollowI Can't Sell My Food to the Poor, and I Can't Donate It EitherI'm a vegetable farmer. This month has been a double-hit. First, 40% of my customers at the local farmers market rely on SNAP. The first week of November, they vanished. Even now that the court ordered the benefits (on the 8th), they're panic-buying canned goods, not my fresh lettuce. Second, I thought, "Fine, I'll donate the produce to the food bank." But here's the policy problem: I rely on the USDA's "Good Samaritan" donation program for the tax deductions that offset my shipping costs. The USDA is closed. No one is processing the deduction paperwork. It is now more expensive for me to haul this food to the food bank than it is to let it rot in the field. #Farmer #SNAPShutdown #FoodWaste #USDA31Share
