Table Scraps

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  Table Scraps: Why (and How) This Mesa Food Bank Took on Reducing Its Food Waste

  April 14 at 6 a.m.

  It's just good business.

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  Table Scraps: How Four Peaks Walks Its Sustainable Talk

  March 24 at 6 a.m.

  Arizona's largest brewery was bought out by Anheuser-Busch InBev in 2015. But that hasn't diminished its sustainability efforts.

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  Table Scraps: Where Are We With the Whole Plastic Straws Thing?

  February 17 at 7 a.m.

  Things were trending in the right direction before the pandemic. What about now?

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

  January 28 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: Phoenix-Area Restaurants for a Sustainable Dinner Date

  January 28 at 6 a.m.

  Here are five restaurants in the Valley perfect for a sustainable date night.

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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.