Food Waste Focus

At LeanPath, we’re advocates for food waste prevention. However, even with systems in place to measure and prevent waste, some food scraps are inevitable. But those scraps don’t have to be trash-bound. A start-up company in the Pacific Northwest is offering the industry another new way to keep food scraps out of the trash and [...]

When it comes to food waste the ideal place to start is food waste prevention. When this isn’t possible another potential solution is Chickens. Pince, a small village in France, decided to employ a “brood” of chickens to tackle their food waste problem. These little animals will be put to work collecting 150 kg of [...]

In August, the Northeast Recycling Council released a publication titled “Guidance for Special Event Food Waste Diversion.” Funded by the US EPA, the 102-page guide provides a number of useful tips, resources and case studies focused on food waste management at special events. Download the full guide here. Special events offer one of the best [...]

Have you read this great article yet?  It was in the June 2010 issue of Food Mangement.  It takes a good look at composting: how is compost created, what are the space requiremnts and is it realistic at your facility. Check it out: http://food-management.com/business_topics/management/composting-solutions-garbage-gold-0610/

Not everyone uses the same words when they talk about food waste. Some refer to “waste” while others say “food residuals” “food surplus” “food scraps” or “organic waste.” The word choice often varies based on the relationship of the speaker to the food: for example, one chef might see overproduction and call it “food waste” [...]

Whats more likely to attract positive attention when outsiders tour through a kitchen: a compost bin filled with todays leftovers or an empty speed rack in a walk-in? In most all cases the compost bin steals the show. But the empty shelf actually has a much bigger story to tell. In fact, food waste prevention [...]

Once managers and staff members begin a waste tracking/prevention program, we often see a spike in “expired” products – items which have exceeded acceptable time limits.  The reason is that these teams are doing a great job at safely saving leftovers but they need to identify enough good opportunities to utilize the leftovers before they [...]

How important is Food Donation?  Looking at the EPA Food Waste Hierarchy we see that the best way to eliminate food waste is to reduce it at the source.  Source reduction is the easiest, best and least expensive way to reduce your waste footprint.  The next best thing is food donation – feeding hungry people.  [...]

Love Food but Hate Waste? Here at LeanPath, we talk about Food Waste Reduction on a regular basis.  Reducing food waste through tracking, goal setting and monitoring.  We give hints and tips about best practices from the many hospitals, colleges and corporate clients we deal with on a regular basis.  We love to hear when [...]

Recently we have run across a few interesting blogs about school children and food waste.  What are our children learning about food waste?  What is the outcome?  Will it help them to develop lifelong habits? LeanPath has been in contact with a class from East Academy in Tennessee.  A group of kids there have started [...]