6/8/15 1 Facts About Food Waste Facts About Food Waste • A"er recycling is pulled from waste stream… • 21% of waste stream is food waste • 9% Yard Trimmings • If both diverted for composAng = 30% of waste stream could become valuable soil amendment product!
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Facts About Food Waste
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Facts About Food Waste • A"er recycling is pulled from waste stream…
• 21% of waste stream is food waste
• 9% Yard Trimmings • If both diverted for composAng = 30% of waste stream could become valuable soil amendment product!
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S 40,000 New Mexicans seek food assistance EVERY WEEK!
S Rio Grande is the 5th most polluted river in the USA
S Bernalillo County #1 in nation for annual topsoil loss.
S 8” average annual rainfall (more like 4”)—poor soils