Session 2 Track 2 Food Waste Practices Panel Discussion: City of San Diego Case Studies. Ana Carvalho, Environmental Specialist, City of San Diego

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1 Session 2 Track 2 Food Waste Practices Panel Discussion: City of San Diego Case Studies Moderator: Ana Carvalho, Environmental Specialist, City of San Diego Panelists: Krista Mays, HDH Sustainability Manager, UCSD Green Goddess John McEvoy, Director of Facilities Services, Petco Park Mayra Garcia, Assistant Environmental Specialist, SD Airport Kelly Kratzer, Retail Donations Coordinator, Feeding America San Diego Patricia Kelly, Director of Sales, LeanPATH

2 City of San Diego Environmental Services Department Overview of The City of San Diego Commercial Food Waste Diversion Program Ana Carvalho, Environmental Specialist City of San Diego Environmental Services Department Food Waste Solution Summit - October 2015

3 City of San Diego Environmental Services Department City of San Diego Commercial Food Waste Diversion Program Source Reduction Feed People Feed Animals Feed Soil Ana Carvalho, Food Waste Solu<on Summit - October, 2015

4 City of San Diego Environmental Services Department City of San Diego Commercial Food Scraps Compos<ng Program Single Ø Education Generators >80 on Participants Source - Reduction Since 1999 Large Airport, Participants SeaWorld, Convention - Adequate Center, Stadium, Space Ø v Universities, Education Compactors Hospitals, & Support Hotels, on Food Grocery Donation Stores, v Ø Education, Sealed-top Technical roll-offs Support & Corporations Restaurants, Large Juice Maker, Route Training School, Participants on Companies' Food Scrap Break - Since Composting Rooms, 2011 Brewers Medium/Smaller/Large Generators Ø Open Windrow (Space Issues) ~ 10,000 tons in 2014 v Ø No 32 liner gal & 65 gallons carts v Saved 1 & 2 ~ CY 5.5 dumpsters days of landfill space Military Facilities, Food Bank, Small Restaurants, Ø No compostables or soiled paper Ana Carvalho, Food Waste Solu<on Summit - October, 2015

5 City of San Diego Environmental Services Department City of San Diego Commercial Food Waste Diversion Program Miramar Greenery Feeding Animals Feeding Soil Feeding People and/or Animals Ana Carvalho, Food Waste Solu<on Summit - October, 2015

6 City of San Diego Environmental Services Department City of San Diego Commercial Food Waste Diversion Program Feeding People The Challenges I can be sued I don t waste Too much work Meanwhile ~16% of region s population goes hungry everyday Ana Carvalho, Food Waste Solu<on Summit - October, 2015

7 City of San Diego Environmental Services Department City of San Diego Commercial Food Waste Diversion Program 2014 Potential of ~80 Participants (15% donation) Donating (& diverting) ~1,500 tons Generating ~ 2,500,000 meals/year Feeding ~5.2 meals/year to our region s ~480,000 Food Insecure Population + Saving on tipping fees, hauling costs, tax incentives Ana Carvalho, Food Waste Solu<on Summit - October, 2015

8 City of San Diego Environmental Services Department City of San Diego Commercial Food Waste Diversion Program Potential of Additional Overall Commercial Food Donation Program Donating 15% (& diverting) ~12,000 tons Generating ~ 20,000,000 meals/year 12.5% food waste (~80,000 tons) Feeding ~42 meals/year to our region s ~480,000 Food Insecure Population ( or 3 meals/day for 13 days) + Saving tipping fees, hauling costs & tax incentives Ana Carvalho, Food Waste Solu<on Summit - October, 2015

9 City of San Diego Environmental Services Department City of San Diego Commercial Food Waste Diversion Program Economic Impact of Commercial Food Donation Hotels Hotels That Donate Edible Food Hotels That Don t Donate Edible Food Number of Meals/Day Food Waste Tons/Week Average Food Waste / Meal 1, lbs/ meal 1, lbs/ meal Food Waste Composting at San Diego Hotels, by Ana Carvalho, BioCycle January 2014 Ana Carvalho, Food Waste Solu<on Summit - October, 2015

10 City of San Diego Environmental Services Department City of San Diego Commercial Food Waste Diversion Program The Goal Is to Connect Ana Carvalho, Food Waste Solu<on Summit - October, 2015

11 City of San Diego Environmental Services Department City of San Diego Commercial Food Waste Diversion Program "The biggest problem in the world could have been solved when it was small" Ana Carvalho, Food Waste Solu<on Summit - October, 2015

12 City of San Diego Environmental Services Department City of San Diego Commercial Food Waste Diversion Program How It Can be Done UCSD Petco Park SD International Airport Feeding America SD Lean PATH Your Name Here.. Ana Carvalho, Food Waste Solu<on Summit - October, 2015

13 City of San Diego Environmental Services Department Overview of The City of San Diego Commercial Food Waste Diversion Program Thanks! Ana Carvalho, Environmental Specialist City of San Diego Environmental Services Department Food Waste Solution Summit - October 2015

14 UC San Diego Food Scrap Diversion

15 Pre-Consumer Tonnage Diverted FY 10/11 FY 11/12 FY 12/13 FY 13/14 FY 14/15 Total

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17 Food Waste Solution Summit Mayra Garcia San Diego County Regional Airport Authority (SDCRAA) SDCRAA was created on January 1, 2003, as an independent agency to manage the day- to- day operabons of San Diego InternaBonal Airport (SDIA) and address the region s long- term air transportabon needs. 19 million travelers annually. Providing 182,500 flights/year. October 6, 2014

18 Food Scrap Expansion Program and Developing New Food Donation Program SDIA S Food Scrap Expansion Program Consist of three new foodservice providers : High Flying Foods, SSP America and Mission Yogurt. 41 onsite restaurants and three main prep kitchens parbcipated in the airport- wide composbng program in 2014, which resulted in the collecbon of 226 tons of food waste. The three phase expansion was divided: Phase I: Completed in December 2013, included HMS Host s 13 sites and main prep kitchen. Phase II: Completed in February 2014, included High Flying Foods eight restaurants, one main kitchen, and three storage areas. Phase III: Completed in December 2014, included SSP America s and Mission Yogurt s 19 sited and two main kitchens. Staff trained a total of 645 food and beverage employees and Flagship (custodial staff) recycling efforts resulted in $46,566 savings in disposal costs. Piloting Food Scrap Collection Program Currently pilobng the Authority breakrooms are labeled Mastering the Art of Recycling, have specific signage and bins for food scraps, recyclables and trash. The USO is in compliance with the City Recycling Ordinance and started pilobng the food scrap collecbon program from their prep kitchen area. New Food Donation Program The Airport s new food donabon program is providing the equivalent of about 5,000 meals/year, and it is just its first stage. Currently HMS Host and Paradies have programs in place, donabng over 3 tons/year of food, with an approximate fair market value of over $100,000, generabng roughly 5,000 meals for food insecure San Diegans. In collaborabon with Feeding America San Diego the Airport Authority recently donated nearly 300 meals to a local agency, from the annual Employee AppreciaBon BBQ held on September 25,

19 In the Heart of San Diego Owned and Operated by San Diego County Regional Airport Authority Mayra Garcia Amiel Porta LET S GO MAKE A DIFFERENCE! 19

20 SERVING THOSE IN NEED THROUGH FOOD RESCUE

21 83 MILLION

22 Who We Are 25 millions pounds distributed last year 100% community funded 50% fresh produce We believe the opposite of hungry isn t full, it s healthy.

23 How We Get Our Food Manufacturers / Processors: 11% Salvage: 3% Farmer/Producers 29% Food Drives: 1% Retail / Wholesale: 56%

24 Retail Store DonaBons [56%]

25 Farmers and Producers [29%]

26 Manufacturers [11%]

27 What happens to our waste? - ComposBng - Recycling - Trash only what we need to

28 ogether we can artner to reduce rganic waste in andfills, save our artners thousands n waste disposal ees, and ulbmately erve the 480,000 ndividuals facing unger in our ommunity

29 Food Waste Prevention SOLUTIONS IN ACTION San Diego Food Waste Solutions Summit // October 6, 2015 Patricia Kelly, Director, LeanPath 2015 LeanPath, Inc. All Rights Reserved

30 About LEANPATH Founded in 2004 and based in Portland, OR Advocates and volunteers against wasted food Focused 100% on food waste prevention Creators of the food waste metering category Client partners across the U.S. and internationally Patented technology (USA only)

31 The Hierarchy Preferred Greatest benefits Not Preferred

32 Tech-Enabled Tracking 1-step Real-time Automated systems allow you to cut waste without adding labor. It s not a trade off, it s a win-win. info@leanpath.com