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Envisioning a Network of Community Composters

Community composting comes with a host of challenges, most notably, the collection of food scraps. San Diego, Chula Vista, Encinitas, and Vista are…

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Feeding People, Not Landfills, in Oceanside

As the City of Oceanside’s Environmental Officer, I have been working toward a zero waste community for the past 15 years.  In 2015,…

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Keeping Fresh Produce in The Food System

“San Diego county is rich with fresh produce that belongs in the food system, not the landfill,” said Nita Kurmins Gilson, Co-Executive Director…

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Recovering and Distributing Food to Serve Those in Need

Working across the County, I Love to Glean helps to increase the capacity to recover and distribute food that would otherwise be wasted…

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San Diego Institutions Reduce Food Waste By 42%

What would it look like to pile up all of the food waste from a commercial kitchen over the course of a week,…

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New Year, Less Food Waste

Start the new year off with a resolution that saves money, benefits the environment, and contributes to community wellbeing: reduce food waste. Each…

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Engaging 900 San Diego County Residents In Reducing Household Food Waste

In October 2019, the Alliance launched the Save the Food, San Diego! EcoChallenge: an innovative social competition engaging individuals and households in fun,…

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5 Tips for Fighting Food Waste While Sheltering in Place

Individual actions matter in the global fight to end food waste. If every San Diegan saved just one pound of food from going…

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