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Food Waste Solutions: Expert Tips to Keep Food Out of Landfills and Save Money

Food Waste Solutions: Expert Tips to Keep Food Out of Landfills and Save Money

Update: 2025-04-29
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This episode explores the critical issue of food waste and its impact on our planet. Join host Seth Larson as he speaks with Pete Pearson, vice president for food loss and waste at the World Wildlife Fund, about the staggering amount of food wasted globally and its connection to environmental degradation. Discover innovative solutions and initiatives aimed at reducing food waste, including the Food Waste Warriors program in schools, the Hotel Kitchen project, and the US Food Waste Pact. Learn practical tips on how you can minimize food waste in your own home and contribute to a more sustainable future. Don't miss this insightful conversation that highlights the importance of every action we take to preserve our natural world.

 

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Pete Pearson bio

Food Waste Warriors

Hotel Kitchen

US Food Waste Pact

WWF’s Food Waste PSA

 

CHAPTERS:

0:00 Preview

0:21 Intro

2:03 Food waste basics

4:27 Food Waste Warriors programs in schools

12:02 Hotel Kitchen program

19:13 US Food Waste Pact

25:25 Tips to stop food waste in your home

32:28 Federal and state policy support for food waste initiatives

37:24 Food waste reduction goals for the future

42:20 Outro

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Food Waste Solutions: Expert Tips to Keep Food Out of Landfills and Save Money

Food Waste Solutions: Expert Tips to Keep Food Out of Landfills and Save Money