Food Waste

When Leah Lizarondo learned that an astonishing 40% of food produced in America is thrown away every year, she decided to do something about it. In 2015 she started 412 Food Rescue with Giselle Fetterman (wife of Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman) to prevent perfectly good food in the Pittsburgh area from going to landfills. A year later, Lizarondo helped build Food Rescue Hero, a platform that mobilizes volunteers – now in more than 25 cities in the U.S. and Canada – to pick up surplus food from restaurants or grocery stores and deliver it to those who need it most. Some 34,000 volunteers are now registered on the Food Rescue Hero app (which has been called the “Uber of Food Rescue.”) Together they’ve saved an estimated 124 million pounds of food. And Lizarondo has accomplished another big goal: helping to make the planet a bit greener, as food waste in landfills is one of the biggest causes of greenhouse gas emissions, contributing to climate change. “It’s been inspiring for me to see what can be made possible,” she says. For more, read our related story on Lizarondo: A Food Advocate Plans Next Chapter Battling Climate Change

Food Waste

Preventing Good Food From Going to Waste

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Food Waste

Preventing Good Food From Going to Waste

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