Food waste accounts for 24% of the waste that is sent to landfills and
22% of the waste that is burned in combustion facilities.
Food waste is the loss or disposal of food that is still safe and suitable for human consumption. It occurs at various stages of the food supply chain and leads to significant economic, environmental, and social implications.
Food recovery is the practice of preventing surplus food from being dumped in the trash and provides a variety of social, economic, and environmental benefits. The highest and best form of food recovery involves collecting wholesome but unused or unsalable food for distribution to those in need.
CCNW partners with local restaurants, grocery stores, and businesses to collect perfectly-good foods that would normally be discarded. We recover over 125,000 pounds of food annually from our partners to share with our neighbors-in-need.
Some of our local partners who supply us with food recovery:
The Reading Room - Katonah | ||
Trader Joe's Danbury | ||
Wegmans | ||
Westchester Local Food Project | ||
Whole Foods Chappaqua |
CCNW is closed Saturday, Oct. 12th for Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day. Please save donations until we reopen on Tuesday, Oct. 15th.