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Don’t throw your cash in the trash! An EPA report found that the cost of food waste to each U.S. consumer to be $728 per year. Wasting food is not only bad for your wallet but harmful to the environment, and prevents food from going to those in need.
Join the Solana Center to learn:
Practical and successful methods to prevent food waste in your own kitchen
How to divert food waste from the landfill
Tips for buying only what you need, eating what you buy, and avoiding throwing away food.
Where and how food is being wasted in the U.S. and around the world
The social, environmental, and economic impacts of food waste.
Join Solana Center, in partnership with the City of San Diego Environmental Services Department, to learn about organic waste recycling, food waste reduction, and waste sorting. Plus, you can pick up free kitchen pails, reusable utensil sets, and compost samples! Just stop by, no need to register. Learn more about Solana Center for Environmental Solutions here: https://www.solanacenter.org/