By Stephanie Hester | Director of Development
Join the staff of Feeding America, Kentucky's Heartland on a Food Rescue Adventure!
Of the 20 million pounds of food our food bank delivered to neighbors facing hunger last fiscal year, 4.7 million pounds was rescued from local retailers like Dollar General, Food Lion, Kroger and Sam's Club and Walmarts.
Food waste is a major contributor to climate change. It's responsible for 8% of all global carbon emissions, making up most items in our landfills. Growing food requires lots of water, fuel, and fertilizer.
Food rescue is one of our most powerful weapons in the fight against food waste. We work side-by-side with food donors like grocery stores, farmers, and restaurants. Together, we find perfectly good food that's nearing its sell-by date, has cosmetic imperfections or just didn't sell.
Instead of ending up in landfills, this food gets a second chance!
In the United States, people waste 92 billion pounds of food annually, equal to 145 billion meals. They throw away over $473 billion worth of food annually. Shockingly, they waste 38% of all the food in America.
Our Food Rescue program is just another way our regional food bank is serving our neighbors in Kentucky!
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