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Grocery Rescue – Caring for People and the Earth

Posted on April 22, 2022 Edited May 2, 2022 by Heidi Cannella

Many factors are involved in the challenge of caring for our earth, but food waste is a significant factor in that equation. In fact, according to the United Nations Environment Programme, “Globally, if food waste could be represented as its own country, it would be the third-largest greenhouse gas emitter, behind China and the US.” […]

Grocery Rescue: Making Every Day Earth Day

Posted on April 22, 2021 Edited April 21, 2021 by Heidi Cannella

Approximately 600,000 tons of food are wasted every year in Utah, while 511,000 Utahns don’t always have enough to eat – which makes Earth Day the perfect time to talk about our Grocery Rescue program. Did you know the United States leads the world in food waste, with Americans discarding nearly 80 billion pounds […]