Food Waste Food Waste Pledge

What You Can Do

Did you know that approximately 22% of solid waste in New Jersey consists of food waste, some of which was edible at time of disposal?1 Not only does food waste disposed in landfills contribute to generation and release of greenhouse gases, wasted food is also wasted natural resources and money. To learn more about the impact of wasted food, and what you can do to help, explore the icons below:

1 https://www.nj.gov/dep/dshw/foodwasteplan.pdf p. 10