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Illinois Extension seeks solutions to household food waste through survey · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Illinois Extension seeks solutions to household food waste through survey
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  Speaker 1: written by Marcus Jackson. This article is being read by
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  Speaker 1: an automated voice brought to you by Everlet. Illinois households
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  Speaker 1: throw away hundreds of thousands of tons of food each year.
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  Speaker 1: University of Illinois Extension wants to know why. The Illinois
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  Speaker 1: Household Food Waste Survey asks US adults involved in grocery shopping,
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  Speaker 1: meal planning, cooking, or kitchen cleanup to share what works
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  Speaker 1: in their homes and what challenges them. The ten minute
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  Speaker 1: survey is available at go dot Illinois, dot eg slash
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  Speaker 1: Food Waste Survey. University of Illinois Extension Environmental quality specialist
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  Speaker 1: Ashley Bell said the survey will help researchers develop practical
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  Speaker 1: strategies to reduce food waste, lower household costs, and support
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  Speaker 1: healthier communities. In twenty twenty four, annoi households sent four
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  Speaker 1: hundred thirty six thousand, five hundred tons of food waste
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  Speaker 1: to landfills, where it decomposes and produces methane, a greenhouse
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  Speaker 1: gas that accelerates climate change. According to the Extension, nationally,
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  Speaker 1: one third of the US food supply was not purchased
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  Speaker 1: or eaten in twenty twenty three. The contrast is stark.
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  Speaker 1: One in eight people in Illinois faces hunger while millions
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  Speaker 1: of pounds of food rot in landfills. According to the Extension,
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  Speaker 1: when it comes to reducing food waste, everyone can help,
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  Speaker 1: said Ashley Bell, University of Illinois Extension environmental quality specialist.
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  Speaker 1: With this survey, we hope to get a better understanding
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  Speaker 1: of food use at home to then create local programs
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  Speaker 1: that support cost savings, stronger communities, and a healthier environment.
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  Speaker 1: She said. Producing food requires significant resources water, fuel, and labor.
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  Speaker 1: When that food goes uneaten, those resources are wasted, along
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  Speaker 1: with the opportunity to feed people in need. The Extension said.
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  Speaker 1: The survey is part of a multi state research initiative
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  Speaker 1: led by Ohio State University and is provided in partnership
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  Speaker 1: with the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, a division of the
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  Speaker 1: Prairie Research Institute. For questions or accommodations, contact Bell at
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  Speaker 1: A Bell at Illinois dot eg or two one seven
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