POTENTIAL IMPACT
Hughes recommended internal policies to improve the Employee Food Program, developed standard tracking and weighing procedures to measure food donated to partners, and calculated savings if New Seasons Market could prevent some of its most commonly discarded foods (beef, eggs, milk and cheese) from being wasted. She found that if New Seasons Market donated 10 percent (1,011 pounds) of these commonly discarded food items, it could reduce monthly carbon emissions by an amount that’s equal to a vehicle driving about 4,400 miles. This is because the food wouldn’t be releasing methane gas in landfills.
The recommended projects have the potential to annually reduce: