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Sustainable Management of Food

Sustainable Management of Food

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Food Recovery Hierarchy, food waste, composting, waste management, recycle, source reduction

Source ReductionFeed Hungry PeopleFeed AnimalsIndustrial UsesComposting
To learn more about the tiers of the hierarchy,
click on the topic for each management strategy.

See what grocers and food banks are saying about the Food Recovery Challenge in this video.