Food Waste Focus

International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) takes place this year from May 2-8, 2010, with the theme “Compost!…Recycling For a Greener Tomorrow”.
Originally established in 1995, Compost Awareness Week serves the important role of bringing the Compost! message to the attention of the public, business and other groups. Communities, government agencies as well as members of the composting [...]

Last week, about 60 foodservice folks made the journey to Oregon to participate in the 2nd Annual Northwest Sustainability Discovery Tour.   Organized by Truitt Bros. of Salem, Oregon (a sustainable food manufacturer/processor), the event brought together a group of interested operators to see the “best practices” in the Northwest US, a region known for its [...]

I just returned from the ASHFSA National Conference (American Society of Healthcare Foodservice Administrators).�
Conference attendees — who are primarily foodservice directors in hospitals and long-term care facilities — could attend a four-part series on foodservice sustainability which included a 90-minute session on Waste Management Best Practices (I was the moderator of the session).�
Many operators attended this [...]

Hello everyone:
I am hoping you could help us get the word out about the Food Service Composting Workshop on April 27th in San Diego. It is a pre-conference workshop, “Organics Recycling in the Food Service Sector.” Feel free to sign up yourself and forward to everyone you think might be interested!
http://www.biocycle50.com/work.html
April 27, 2009, 1:00 [...]