CRRA2019

James has been a Recycling Specialist for Riverside County for three years. He manages school outreach programs for Riverside County schools and the Lamb Canyon Education Center plus he manages the Riverside County Recycles program with the goal of increasing the recycling participation rate across all Riverside County Departments. He is a member of the County Nutrition Action Partners (CNAP) and has completed training as a Technical Advising Professional with the Smarter Lunchroom Movement. He is a Food Waste and Recycling Ambassador for the City of Riverside and he lives in Riverside with his wife and two kids.

Over one third of what goes to the landfill is Organic Waste and about half of that is food. But can it all be rescued?  Maybe. It is time to note the difference between Food Waste and Wasted Food and it is time to discuss how both can be diverted from the landfill in different ways.  Through Riverside County education programs and the City of Riverside Food Waste Prevention and Food Rescue Initiative, both Food Waste and Wasted Food are collected and diverted in ways that help the environment as well as help local families who are food insecure. 

Attendees will receive information about why there is so much food being landfilled and discuss programs and strategies to help reduce and divert this waste stream -- whether it is in the form of Food Waste or Wasted Food.