Food excess and need

“Up to one-fifth of America’s food goes to waste each year, with an estimated 130 pounds of food per person ending up in landfills. The annual value of this lost food is estimated at around $31billion. But the real story is that roughly 49 million people could have been fed by those lost resources.”

“Up to one-fifth of America’s food goes to waste each year, with an estimated 130 pounds of food per person ending up in landfills. The annual value of this lost food is estimated at around $31billion. But the real story is that roughly 49 million people could have been fed by those lost resources.”

Interfaith Food Shuttle

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Interfaith Food Shuttle

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Categorisations

Partnership types

Provision of services / personnel

Global issues

Food security and nutrition

Goods categories

Food & beverage