Food Waste
Did you know that approximately a third of what we throw away in Spokane is food waste? Food waste not only puts stress on our Waste-to-Energy facility, but it also could have been used as a precious compost resource. Here’s some “food” for thought: While the world wastes about 1.4 billion tons of food every year, the United States discards more food than any other country in the world: nearly 40 million tons — 80 billion pounds — every year. That’s like every person in America throwing more than 650 average-sized apples right into the garbage — or rather right into landfills, as most discarded food ends up there. In fact, food is the single largest component taking up space inside US landfills.
Put food waste in its place!
Food waste prevention starts with you. Follow these recommendations to plan, buy, preserve, and properly dispose of food to reduce waste:
