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Campus Food Recovery Network Serves Local Community

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On any given Tuesday evening at the Starbucks in Payson Library, students will wait at the counter, receiving bags of packaged pastries and sandwiches — all free of charge. It is a part of the fight against wasting food and food insecurity at Pepperdine. These students are members of the 7-year-old Food Recovery Network club, which rescues unconsumed food from events on … [Read more...] about Campus Food Recovery Network Serves Local Community

What a Waste: Consumers Develop a Closed-Loop Food System

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Photo illustration by Ali Levens. Photos by Lucian Himes Interactives by Zack Born Editor's Note: This reporting includes information about Pepperdine's organic waste collection program. At the time of print publication, this information was not available and had not been shared with the Graphic. It is included in the digital version of this story. Reducing food waste … [Read more...] about What a Waste: Consumers Develop a Closed-Loop Food System

Reduce Food Waste

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Art by Ally ArmstrongFood is vital to life. It fuels students' endeavors, enhances celebrations and serves as the centerpiece to social gatherings. However, food is a resource that is heinously mishandled, particularly on college campuses.Of all the food produced in the United States, 30 to 40 percent ends up discarded instead of consumed. This means that 22 million pounds of … [Read more...] about Reduce Food Waste

SoCal Fights Food Waste

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Photos by Sherry YangA farmer picks 10 oranges from one of the trees in her orchard. These oranges are the result of five to eighteen months of growth, 138 gallons of water and hours of work. But odds are, 4 of the 10 will soon end up in an American trash can.40 percent of food in the United States is never eaten, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council.“That … [Read more...] about SoCal Fights Food Waste