1. Hunger and Waste in
California and the US
Kiran Sridhar
5/29/2010
www.wastenofood.org
Twitter: @wastenofood
wastenofoodorg@gmail.com
Work In Progress
Saturday, May 29, 2010
2. Reasons for Hunger
Supply far exceeds needs
~12.5 billion tons of food from
farms in California is wasted
<Farm Waste>
~2.5 million tons of prepared food
in California is wasted <Prepared
Food Waste>
Cafeterias <New Category>
Nationwide 100 Billion tons of
food is wasted
Kiran Sridhar 4/29/2010
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3. Farm Waste
Why is food wasted?
unharvested due to
resources
market prices are low
Why do they not Pumpkins rotting in a farm
donate?
labor costs
transportation costs
not knowing who
needs their produce Unharvested corn in a field
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4. Prepared food Waste
Why?
expired
shelf space
Why do they not donate?
liability fears
(Good Samaritan Law)
transportation
not knowing who needs it
Return
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5. Cafeterias
Corporate cafeterias
Ebay, Google, Cisco, Apple
School cafeterias
Nueva school
Other private schools
Banquets in hotels
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6. Food Banks
Why don’t food banks
collect the wasted food?
don’t know where the
excess food is
don’t have credentials
to show their
legitimacy
Lack of resources
Foodbank Slideshow
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7. My solution
Create a website: wastenofood.org
farms, restaurants, coffee shops post excess
food on the website
aid groups can see what is available
access based on location
Will approach corporations and schools
not being addressed at all
Food is diverted from landfills to people who
need it efficiently
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8. Why it works
Concerns Addressed
Raises awareness of hunger in communities by
Don’t Know who needs
using the web and social media
Only legitimate charities will be able to access
Don’t know if they are genuine
information
Businesses have no incentive to donate Social Media increases visibility of the issue
Aid groups access information based on location
Transportation
minimizes shipping costs
Aid groups will glean excess crop and pay for
Cost
transportation
Liability fears Educate about Good Samaritan Law
By diverting surplus food from landfills to
hungry people, we help the environment too!
Kiran Sridhar 4/29/2010
Saturday, May 29, 2010
