The rest is recycled into an eco-friendly biomass that can be reused as a soil amendment, either on your school’s own grounds or sold for use elsewhere. In addition, the money saved on hauling all that waste to the landfill will eventually more than make up for the initial equipment investment in the Food Cycler.

Americans waste an astonishing 27% of our available food, contributing to the global food crisis, global warming from methane emissions, and profligate energy use. According to the US Dept. of Agriculture, saving just 5% of the wasted food could feed 4 million people per day! Unfortunately, literally millions of tons of taxpayer-subsidized school lunches are sent to the landfill. Read two articles about food waste and discover what you can do that will red