Too Good To Go launches in Cincinnati

By Badees Nouioua& Reducing food waste going to the landfill can be achieved by following the EPA Wasted Food Scale, and prioritizing prevention, recovery, recycling and composting in that order. The City needs to prioritize these surplus-food strategies in conjunction with leveraging public-private partnerships and city systems to minimize organics in our landfill. With a food insecurity rate of 33%, Cincinnati must become a better steward of our resources and each other. By taking robust action, we can support both the environment and our citizens.According to the City of Cincinnati’s latest study, Cincinnati sent nearly 75,000 tons of waste to landfills in one year, of which 16.8%, or 12,592 tons, was food waste. Nationwide, nearly 40% of food is wasted every year. All of this organic waste contributes to methane, a powerful greenhouse gas which is harmful to the environment and drives climate change. Cincinnati needs to reduce the amount of organics residents and businesses are sending to the landfill.Too Good To Go, the world’s largest marketplace for surplus food, officially launched in Cincinnati on Aug. 14, with the mission of reducing food waste everywhere it occurs.Cincinnati is part of a broader Ohio-wide launch, which also includes Cleveland and Columbus....