Company finds creative way to cut food waste
Thomas found that most of the scraps the industry throw away, whether it be the top of carrots or the skin off of various fruits, were all still perfectly edible. Baldor saves all the scraps from the company Fresh Cuts and offers them to various companies and organizations whether they be used for broth, juice, animal food and sauces.
Once he collects all of the sparks he sells them for around half the market price. While some goes towards human consumption most of his produce goes to a processing facility where it is used to make chicken feed. McQuillan remains commited to cutting food waste and hopes others will follow his example.
The “landfill can no longer be an option for any food, for any reason,” McQuillan said.
source: washingtonpost.com
