Catholic Charities zaub mov cawm

Txhua hnub, so los siav quantities zaub mov mus khib nyiab vim grocery khw muag khoom noj, zaub mov producers thiab txawm teb muaj tsis muaj lwm txoj kev xaiv. Thaum packaged khoom, tej khoom, ua thiab nqaij nyob ze ntawm lawv "zoo tshaj plaws los ntawm" hnub, retailers, growers thiab zaub mov manufacturers nrhiav lwm txoj rau landfills.

Nrog nws cov zaub mov cawm qhov kev pab cuam, Catholic Charities Emergency Service Zaub mov Shelf paab nrog rau cov zaub mov hauv zos los divert zoo, edible zaub mov los ntawm landfills thiab distributes nws rau tsev neeg muaj zaub mov insecurity.

"Zaub mov cawm yog vim li cas lub npe qhia: txuag tshiab thiab edible zaub mov los mus landfills," hais Eric Vollen, Catholic Charities Emergency Services program tus thawj tswj. Muaj ntau yam vim li cas cov zaub mov yuav tsis muag ntawm lub lag luam, xws li cov khoom kaw-dated khoom, dents hauv lub cans los yog overstock, thiab txawm tias nws yuav tsis zoo meej zaub mov, nws tseem zoo thiab nutritious zaub mov."

Raws li Pub America, lub teb chaws coob kev tshaib plab-nyem koom haum, 119 kuj phaus ntawm cov zaub mov yogted nyob hauv lub teb chaws As Mes Lis Kas txhua xyoo, uas equates rau 130 kuj pluas mov thiab ntau tshaj $408 kuj. Ze li ntawm 40 feem pua ntawm tag nrho cov zaub mov nyob hauv lub teb chaws As Mes Lis Kas yogted, contributing hnyav ncawv rau carbon emissions uas ua rau peb cheeb tsam. Zaub mov khib nyiab no kuj yog ib lub caij nyoog tu rau tus tshaib plab nyem network li no tshiab thiab edible zaub mov yuav pab pub tsev neeg. 

Qhov no yog vim li cas cov zaub mov cawm lag luam nrog ib tug neeg nyob hauv lub St. Cloud cheeb tsam, xws li coborn tus, Nyiaj ntsuab Wise, Costco, Sam qws, Tshiab Thyme thiab ntau yog li tseem ceeb—tag nrho cov koom hauv khw muag khoom noj cawm, sau txhiab phaus ntawm kev ua, dairy, deli, nqaij, bakery thiab grocery khoom rau distributing rau Catholic Charities zaub mov Shelf.

Coborn tus grocery khw muag khoom noj muaj tau koom rau hauv khw muag khoom noj cawm rau ntau tshaj 15 xyoos, nrog rau tag nrho 66 Coborn khw muag khoom noj nyob North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin thiab Michigan koom thiab muab zaub mov rau cov neeg uas xav tau nws nyob rau hauv lawv cov zej zog.

"Peb zaub mov cawm koom tes nrog cov zaub mov retailers xws li Coborn pub peb nce mus saib unsold, tsis tau wholesome zaub mov uas yuav txwv tsis pub tau," hais Vollen.

"Plus, zaub mov rescues los ntawm cov khw muag khoom noj, khw nojmov thiab ua liaj ua teb uas pub rau Catholic Charities zaub mov Shelf thiab lwm nonprofit zaub mov cawm koom haum yuav tau ib cov nyiaj ua se tau txiav rau lawv donation. Nws yog ib tug zoo incentive rau cov lag luam tsis toss uas zaub mov hauv lub thoob khib nyiab."

MPCA thiab lub zos St. Huab tuam txhab uas muag kuj pab tiv thaiv tau cov zaub mov

Thaum cov zaub mov spoils los yog ces muab pov tseg ua ntej peb noj nws, cov chaw muab kev pab uas mus rau hauv txoj kev tsim cov zaub mov yogted. Cov zaub mov yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv landfills thiab tso greenhouse gases thaum nws decomposes, ntau dua li nourishing neeg los yog pab alleviate zaub mov insecurity.

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) yog ua phem rau kom txhua minnesotan muaj noj qab nyob zoo, sustainable lands, ntxuav dej thiab kev nyab xeeb zoo, thiab nyob rau xyoo 2019, launched cov "Tiv thaiv zaub mov thiab zaub mov cawm" grants qhov kev pab cuam. Qhov kev pab cuam, pom zoo los ntawm cov Legislature nyob rau xyoo 2019, yog tsim los fund tej yaam num uas pab noj tshaib plab neeg tshaib plab thiab pab koom haum minimize lawv cov zaub mov.

Nyob rau xyoo 2022, Catholic Charities zaub mov Shelf sau 1,026,276 phaus ntawm cov zaub mov los ntawm nws cov zaub mov cawm qhov kev pab cuam thiab tau muab cov MPCA "Tiv thaiv cov zaub mov thiab zaub mov cawm" pab nyob rau hauv lub tsev tshiab taug kev-hauv freezer.

Ib tug tshiab taug kev-hauv freezer yog ib tug tseem ceeb heev xav tau, raws li Catholic Charities zaub mov Shelf tau pom ib feem pua 120 nce rau cov phaus ntawm cov zaub mov cawm sau ib xyoos ib zaug. Cov zaub mov shelf xav tau ib qho nce rau hauv cia peev xwm, los yog nws yuav tau mus outsource freezer qhov chaw thiab tig tseg cov zaub mov cawm collections.

Tus tshiab taug kev-hauv freezer ntxiv yog tiav los ntawm cov lag luam hauv zos SCR (St. Cloud Refrigeration) thiab nplej tuam txhab uas muag, Sauk Rapids, uas ob leeg contributed ho rau peb tes num, nqa nws mus rau lub neej.

"Qhov no ntxiv 400-square taw ntawm freezer chaw pab peb noj peb lub zej zog thiab xaus zaub mov insecurity," hais Vollen. "Nrog lub dav hlau pab thiab txhawb peb lub xeev thiab lub zej zog, peb yuav tau muab rau neeg noj qab nyob zoo thiab nutritious zaub mov rau peb tej zej zog uas xav tau nws feem ntau."

Cov kev pab cuam ntawm cov zaub mov cawm muaj ntau. Nws pab ob yam zaub mov shelves thiab tsev neeg txuag tau nyiaj, Sfering tsis muaj nqi khoom noj khoom haus thaum pab tsoo zaub mov insecurities. Zaub mov cawm kuj tiv thaiv txhiab phaus ntawm cov zaub mov edible los xaus rau landfills, uas nws yuav tsim tej pollutants li nws decays.