Local grocery sees success with new food waste diversion program
As local city councillors look at ways to divert food waste from hitting the landfill, some local grocery stores are already working to put food that can no longer be sold to good use.
It’s something many businesses strive for, but issues around liability and food storage have stalled efforts for some. Other stores have partnered with a national company to repurpose grocery items such as bread, produce, canned foods and meats.
Loop Resources helps direct food waste, or foods that have passed their shelf life in stores but are still useable, to local food banks, soup kitchens and other groups. In cases where food is no longer edible for humans, the food is diverted to farms.