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Apologies for Cross-Postings >Subject: [jtrnet] New Success Stories on Surplus Food Reduction and Recovery >To: "Public and non-profit recycling market developers" <jtrnet@no.address> >From: Heizenroth.Charles@no.address >Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 11:42:17 -0500 > >Please visit EPA's Organic Materials webpage to learn from our newly >posted success stories on sustainable efforts to reduce and recover >surplus food. > >These are some great ways of putting surplus food to good use! > >http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/organics/fd-study.htm > >Surplus Food Recovery and Recycling Success Stories > >Food to Fuel > >Want fries with that fill up? With PacBio Biodiesel you can. >Hawaii-based Pacific Biodiesel, Inc. converts recycled cooking oil into >fuel that powers generators, commercial equipment, vehicles, and marine >vessels. Biodiesel production diverts cooking oil from landfills, while >its use reduces emissions of major greenhouse gases and substances such >as carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, volatile organic compounds, >hazardous diesel particulates, and the acid-rain-causing sulfur dioxide. > >Rockin' to Fight Hunger > >Rock and Wrap It Up! (RWU) is a nonprofit program that arranges the >collection and local donation of leftover food from rock concerts, >sporting events, political rallies, and college and school cafeterias. >Thereâ??s a lot of food leftover from these venues?as a rule, caterers >prepare 10 to 15 percent more than they need for an event?and RWU makes >it simple and satisfyying to donate the leftovers. > >Shopping for Change > >Recycling food scraps is good for the environment and business! >Supermarkets in Massachusetts are reducing, recovering, and recycling >their food waste and saving money by participating in the state's >voluntary supermarket recycling certification program. > >Food Scraps Go to the Animals > >Don't throw away your food waste! Barthold Recycling and Roll-Off >Services picks up food scraps from commercial businesses and feeds the >scraps to pigs and cattle. Gary Liss 916-652-7850 Fax: 916-652-0485 www.garyliss.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GreenYes" group. To post to this group, send email to GreenYes@no.address To unsubscribe from this group, send email to GreenYes-unsubscribe@no.address For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/GreenYes?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~--- |
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