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Wasted Food Trivia
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Compete against other readers and see how you fare. This month, have some fun and test your knowledge of food waste facts! Click the link below, choose a nickname, and play. 
PLEASE NOTE: The game will be active throughout the month. Good luck!


 
PLAY THE QUIZ NOW
Topic: Legislation
Author: The News Review (Roseburg)
Title: Oregon may require farms, producers, hospitals, schools others to compost food waste
Takeaway: "Oregon lawmakers are considering legislation that would require about 4,000 of the state’s largest food producers, processors, preparers and sellers to compost their food waste. It would apply to schools, hospitals, large restaurants, food processors and more."

Topic: Legislation
Author: Christian Science Monitor
Title: Waste not, want not? How Massachusetts became the only state to reduce food waste
Takeaway: "The Bay Sate has become a leader in reducing food waste. In fact, it’s the only state to significantly do so – to the tune of 13.2% – according to a 2024 study. Massachusetts was among the first five states to enact a food waste ban in 2014. (The others were California, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Vermont.)"

Topic: Legislation
Author: Gothamist
Title: City to begin issuing fines to New Yorkers who don’t compost
Takeaway: " We have made participation easy,” acting Sanitation Commissioner Javier Lojan said during a City Council hearing on Tuesday. “Now it's up to New Yorkers to follow the law or face the summons."

Topic: Food Waste Science
Author: BBC
Title: The little bug with a big appetite turning organic waste into sustainable fertiliser
Takeaway: "With a unique ability to consume nearly any form of organic matter it comes across, one small but mighty insect is becoming a tool to address the growing problem of organic waste and soil degradation. The bug, black soldier fly larvae (BSFL), transforms food waste into nutrient-rich biofertiliser: frass."
 

Wasted Food Prevention Resources


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Have more resources about this topic you want us to add to the list? Drop us a line at [email protected].
 
Burrito Brigade/Waste to Taste
burritobrigade.org/volunteer

City of Eugene Commercial Food Waste Resources
eugene-or.gov/2201/Commercial-Food-Waste-Resources

Don't Let Good Food Go Bad!
dontletgoodfoodgobad.org

Eat Smart, Waste Less
eatsmartwasteless.tips

Eugene Area Gleaners
eugeneareagleaners.com

86 Hunger Foundation
86hunger.org


Eugene Veg Education Network
eugeneveg.org

Food for Lane County
foodforlanecounty.org/events

OSU Extension Service
extension.oregonstate.edu/county/lane/events

Lane County Wasted Food Prevention
lanecountyor.gov/wastewise-food

School Garden Project of Lane County
schoolgardenproject.org

ReFed
refed.org

Take the Jump
takethejump.org/eat-green

University of Oregon Food Security
dos.uoregon.edu/food

Posted by LCPWDJH On April 10, 2025 at 12:20 PM  

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