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Waste Watchers<\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Food waste reduction<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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Welcome to Waste Watchers!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Our website provides brief e-course style guidance that will help you reduce food waste through addressing five key areas<\/span> targeted for easy and impactful improvements.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Each of these five pages will guide you through simple steps to take that will save you money, help the environment, and maybe even improve your health!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n

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Recipes for expiring or about to spoil foods<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Don\u2019t trash it \u2013 use these recipes instead for delicious and nutritious waste-preventing ideas!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Shopping habits to avoid food waste generating traps<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Go in with a plan, come out with what you need for healthy and low waste meals<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Food storage organization techniques<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Taking inventory is easier when you\u2019re organized!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Understanding expiration dates and other labels<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Don\u2019t let date labels on foods overrule common sense \u2013 you\u2019re better at telling if it\u2019s spoiled!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Best freezer usage strategies<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Don\u2019t get freezer-burned: keep foods tasting delicious and fresh longer, on ice!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Explore more of Waste Watchers<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Join us to create the future of food through food systems transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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