food recovery
Food waste accounts for 24% of the waste that is sent to landfills and
22% of the waste that is burned in combustion facilities.
What is food waste?
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.
What is food recovery?
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.
how is CCNw helping?
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 |
how can you help?
Each individual or family can help in the fight against food waste by donating the extra food in your pantry, fridge, garden, or freezer. We gratefully accept any donations of UNEXPIRED canned goods, fresh produce, meats, dairy, eggs, and frozen foods.
