The document discusses the problem of food waste in the US, where 40% of food goes uneaten at an annual cost of $218 billion and environmental impact equal to the third largest country for greenhouse gas emissions. It then introduces 412 Food Rescue, an organization that collects fresh, healthy food that would otherwise go to waste from donors and directly distributes it to community groups serving the food insecure. In 2015-2016, 412 Food Rescue rescued over 730,000 pounds of food with a retail value of $1.8 million, diverting the equivalent emissions of 196,000 pounds of coal burned.

2. The Problem
• US spends $218 billion (1.3% of GDP) on
growing, processing, transporting and
disposing of food that is never eaten.
• 52.4 million tons of food sent to the landfill
yearly.
• Additional 10.1 million tons unharvested at
farms.
= 40% of our food is wasted

3. FOOD WASTE
SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENT IMPACT
If food waste were a country
it would be the third largest cause of
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions

4. Hunger is a supply problem.distribution problem.

6. 40% of food gets wasted
1 in 7 are hungry
412 Food Rescue is a
direct response to the
disconnect:

7. 412 Food Rescue aims to fight hunger by collecting fresh, healthy food that would
otherwise be discarded and directly distributing to community organizations that
serve those in need.
412 Food Rescue is a rapid response organization that utilizes technology to
aggregate and match food donors and beneficiaries and mobilizes a community of
volunteers to efficiently transport food between locations.
412 Food Rescue’s mission is to directly impact our community’s health and
sustainability by saving fresh, healthy food from going to waste.

9. We are giving access to healthy food.
What we rescue:
• Produce 55%
• Dairy 2%
• Bread 17%
• Meat 6%
• Prepared Food 1%
• Nonperishable 8%
• Others 11%

10. Ad Hoc Donations

11. It starts with a phone call and a list
Peppers
Cucumbers
Potatoes
Cabbage
Apples
Bread

14. Scheduled donations

15. FAQ
1.Do we have to take every donation?
2.How big are the donations?
3.What quality can we expect?

16. 2015-2016 Impact
Pounds of
Food
Rescued Meals $$ Value
Environment
Impact
>730,000
483,634 in
2016 alone
561,370
Healthy food to
those who are food
insecure.
Fruits, vegetables,
bread.
No cans, no high-
preservative,
salt/sugar packed
food.
$1,825,000
Based on $2.50 retail
value of 1 lb of food
554,070lbs.
CO2 Diverted
Equivalent to
more than:
196,000 lbs.
Coal Burned
150 acres
of forest
1 year to
sequester
Cost to
dump?
$24,000

17. Help us #endhunger & #endfoodwaste by becoming
a recipient partner today
Jennifer England
Director of Operations
Jen@412foodrescue.org