It’s strange to think of food banks as generating food waste. After all, their goal is to take donated food that might otherwise land up in the trash and get it to hungry people in need. But sometimes the donations aren’t viable for use, the food expires, or items are otherwise unusable—and suddenly there’s a…
At Agri-Cycle, we’ve made a name for ourselves by making it easy for businesses and communities to get food waste out of their trash (and out of landfills) and into sustainable practices such as anaerobic digestion that produces renewable energy and healthy soils. However, we prioritize food’s highest and best use first! We work with…
Partner Profile The Good Shepherd Food Bank has contributed tons upon tons of food to Maine’s undernourished populations over the years, and has more recently begun working with Agri-Cycle on diverting its spoiled or damaged food products from the waste stream. It has been a privilege working with Sam Michaud and his team on this…