University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Educate staff on IL restrictions on provision of food scraps for livestock feed

Submitter: Laura Barnes

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https://hdl.handle.net/2142/100162

Description

Title
Educate staff on IL restrictions on provision of food scraps for livestock feed
Issue Date
2016
Keyword(s)
  • Green Lunchroom Challenge
  • Food waste
  • Food service -- Schools -- Environmental aspects
Abstract
After you have practiced source reduction and diverted any unused edible food to humans for consumption, the next preferable activity on the US EPA Food Recovery Hierarchy is diverting food from landfills for use as animal feed. This can reduce disposal costs for the entity generating the food scraps and reduce costs for farmers by supplementing other forms of feed purchased for their livestock. Some schools in other states have had success in achieving food waste diversion from landfill through sending food scraps for processing into animal feed (often for swine).
Publisher
Champaign, IL : Illinois Sustainable Technology Center
Series/Report Name or Number
Green Lunchroom Challenge Diverting Food for Animal Consumption Activity
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/100162
Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)
Funded by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5

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Green Lunchroom Challenge PRIMARY
Activities, publications, and other information from the Green Lunchroom Challenge project.