UI Hospitals wastes 355 256 meals as food waste at Iowa campus
A Gazette review finds UI Hospitals discarded 355 256 servings from Dec 2011 to Nov 2012 while selling about 2.65 million of the 3 million prepared meals. Officials cite safety rules and forecasting gaps though waste totals amount to under 1 percent of the 20.7 million dollar annual budget.
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GOR
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Atrium
Table To Table
Hy-Vee
Aldi
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KFC
Olive Garden
Panera
University (of Iowa
Crisis Center
Hope Lodge
Shakman
Iowa
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cheryl Lounsberry
University of Illinois
University of Missouri
Fountain
Melrose
US Hospitals Food Waste Sourced by University of Lor
A University of Lor study investigates food waste at US hospitals, detailing how on site nutrition services and patient meals contribute to waste streams. The Gazette graphic illustrates waste quantities and potential strategies to reduce disposal through improved inventory and patient meal choices.
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St. Luke’s
LeanPath
Lori Anderson
St. Cloud Hospital
Minnesota
Dolezal
DNR funds statewide site to locate food recycling options
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the University of Northern Iowa will launch a $162,000 yearlong campaign to cut food waste. By late spring a ZIP code searchable website will direct Iowa restaurants schools and hospitals to nearby composting and energy or fertilizer reuse sites. Workshops in late summer will teach institutions how to implement food recycling programs.
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Iowa
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Iowa Waste Reduction Center
University of Northern Iowa
Dan Nickey
Nickey
Food to power: Ox Yoke Inn recycles waste into energy
The Ox Yoke Inn in Amana has used a food pulping machine since 1983 to grind food waste and paper into a dry byproduct. The waste is hauled to Amana Farms methane digester near West Amana to produce electricity, reducing landfill use and hauling costs.
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Bill Leichsenring
Amana Farms
West
Amana Service
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University of Iowa
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