Description
Food waste in Minneapolis
Each year, Minneapolis community members and businesses throw away nearly 128,000 tons of food. This wasted food is food that people could have eaten or turned into compost for gardens. Cities like ours can help by teaching people about food waste. We can also work with local businesses and groups to take action to protect our climate. Stopping food waste helps protect our planet. It also saves energy and other resources.
Indicators
Indicators help us track our progress towards our goals. The indicators for this strategy are:
- Metric tons of CO2 equivalent avoided through food waste reduction
- Pounds of food rescued
What we’re doing now
We’re working with others to prevent wasted food. This helps our planet, saves money, and supports our community. We work to reduce food waste by:
- Establishing policies and incentives to prevent wasted food.
- Creating easy ways for people to manage food waste.
- Helping residents and business prevent, divert and donate excess and edible food.
This work helps build a better system by:
- Streamlining resources to create more sustainable and self-reliant systems
- Supporting food rescue initiatives to distribute food to communities in need
- Recycling food scraps through composting programs that build soil health
- Creating economic opportunities for employment in green industries
- Saving money for residents, businesses and the City on food and waste management
- Reducing methane emissions to improve the environmental health of the City
Image: Rescued food collected and weighed.
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