Table Scraps

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  Visual Aid: Table Scraps — Taking on Food Waste in Greater Phoenix

  Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 9 a.m.

  Welcome to Table Scraps — visual edition. This roundup is from our online series on the growing issue of food waste and what some Phoenix-area eateries, organizations, and everyday people are doing right.
  
  But there’s something we want to be clear about from the start — this isn’t a guilt trip. This is my way of unpacking initiatives attempting to reduce kitchen waste and food loss.
  
  We’ve explored backyard composting to food packaging, nonprofits and local groups to etiquette history, and a few other topics relating to this global issue — including some drive-thru shaming (sorry).
  
  So, heat up those leftovers and settle in. Here’s an entire slideshow of all the Table Scraps stories so far.

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  Table Scraps: How to Decrease Holiday Kitchen Waste

  Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at 6 a.m.

  Americans throw out 25 percent more trash between Thanksgiving and New Year’s than the rest of the year.

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  Table Scraps: A Gila Bend Shrimp Farm on the Cutting Edge of Sustainability

  Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at 6 a.m.

  It's the prawn of a new era.

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  Table Scraps: A Week in the Life of Food Not Bombs Phoenix

  Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 7 a.m.

  Getting acquainted with Food Not Bombs, a group in Phoenix serving meals to the community using surplus food.

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  Table Scraps: Food Rescue and Sustainability Efforts at Arizona Grocery Stores

  Monday, September 21, 2020 at 6 a.m.

  Looking at efforts made by three Arizona food businesses when it comes to food waste and keeping it sustainable.

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  Table Scraps: The Connection Between Meat and the Environment, for Dummies

  Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 6 a.m.

  Livestock produces more greenhouse gases than the entire transportation sector.