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PAG E 2 SUSTAINABILITY NEWSLETTER Join the Stop Food Waste Challenge! About 40% of food is wasted somewhere along the supply chain. All that wasted food adds up to wasted money. The average family of four spends more than $2,500 on food that goes to waste every year. By taking steps to reduce food waste, we can save money, fight climate change, provide for our families, and improve our cooking skills. The Stop Food Waste Challenge, stopfoodwaste.ecochallenge.org will help participants learn more about food waste and improve skills in cooking, planning, shopping, and storage. The challenge has more than 60 actions to choose from in six categories. Participants check off the actions they already take, then select up to five one-time actions and five daily actions to track progress on during the four -week challenge. Team up with Roseville to fight food waste with the Stop Food Waste Challenge! By committing to actions that reduce food waste, we can save money, fight climate change, provide for our families, and improve our cooking skills. Sign up by July 31, the challenge runs from August 1 to August 31. The online Stop Food Waste Challenge is offered in partnership with Hennepin County, Ramsey County, and Washington County and is powered by EcoChallenge. Food Scraps and Composting 101 Tossing your food scraps into your backyard compost or bringing them to the drop site is a great way to make a sustainable difference in your own home by turning some of the waste you already make into rich compost! Are you interested in trying this but don't know how to start? Watch a short how- to video from Ramsey County about how the food scrap composting process works from start to finish. It's important to know there are some differences between what can go in your backyard compost and what is accepted at the drop sites. We've created a diagram to make it easier to decide what should go where. COMPOSTING 101 Backyard Leaves Grass Twigs Plants(non-diseased) Cotton or Wool fabric Feathers Hair Cardboard Shredded, non - treated paper The drop-off site is a great option for residents who don't have a yard or don't feel comfortable tending a backyard compost pile. Food scraps (No bones, dairy, grease) Egg shells Coffee grounds & filters Paper towels, tissues, napkins Egg cartons Wooden chopsticks Drop-off Leftoverfood Meat Bones Grease Dairy Whole Eggs Compostable fiber and plastic products (BPI Certified) Pizza boxes _.-A If you are interested in home composting, there are many resources available to help you get started. It's important to be mindful of the type and quantity of foods you put into your home compost pile to avoid attracting critters —combining your backyard compost with using the drop-off site is a great way to compost more of your waste! • Ramsey County guide to backyard composting • University of Minnesota Extension guide to home composting Page 18 of 97