{"id":3856,"date":"2022-12-28T09:14:18","date_gmt":"2022-12-28T14:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/foodrescuemaine\/?page_id=3856"},"modified":"2024-12-19T09:21:06","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T14:21:06","slug":"maine-home-food-waste-challenge-instructions-and-form","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/foodrescuemaine\/maine-home-food-waste-challenge-instructions-and-form\/","title":{"rendered":"Maine Home Food Waste Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id3856_66af55-5f > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id3856_66af55-5f > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id3856_66af55-5f > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id3856_66af55-5f > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id3856_66af55-5f > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id3856_66af55-5f > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id3856_66af55-5f alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column3856_1078dc-66 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column3856_1078dc-66 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column3856_1078dc-66 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column3856_1078dc-66 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column3856_1078dc-66 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column3856_1078dc-66 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column3856_1078dc-66{position:relative;}.kadence-column3856_1078dc-66, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column3856_1078dc-66:not(.specificity){margin-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxl, 5rem);margin-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxl, 5rem);}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column3856_1078dc-66 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column3856_1078dc-66 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column3856_1078dc-66, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column3856_1078dc-66:not(.specificity){margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column3856_1078dc-66\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>Join the Maine Home Food Waste Challenge and compete with your<br>fellow Mainers to reduce your household food waste &#8211; and become a Maine Food Waste Hero! Here&#8217;s how to get started.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Instructions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use or borrow any 5 gallon bucket (good), a bathroom scale used for body weight (better) * or a countertop food scale (best) for weighing or estimating food waste.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Set up a lidded or sealable container (<em>a large bowl with lid to store in fridge, a lidded countertop compost container, a lidded 5 gallon bucket to keep outside door, or even a brown grocery bag lined with a plastic bag)<\/em> to collect all food waste separate from your normal trash container. Weigh your empty container in pounds (lbs.).**<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Starting on Monday, Jan. 9, collect <strong>all<\/strong> your food waste (edible, inedible, scraps, trims \u2013 but no liquid, paper, wrap or packaging) into this separate food waste container.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Every Sunday, weigh the container with your weekly food waste on your food scale. Subtract your container weight** to calculate your <strong>weekly Food Waste Weight (lbs.)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>If want to get more precise data or if you have too much food waste, you can weigh it daily and then add up to get your <strong>weekly Food Waste Weight (lbs.<\/strong>) After weighing, please empty your food waste container &#8212; ideally at your community food waste drop-off site or in your backyard compost pile. Curbside composting services also offer weekly food waste pick-up in some Maine communities. Rinse your container and get ready to start next week\u2019s food waste collection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"5\">\n<li>Then, record your Food Waste Weight on the printable paper Challenge tracker (next page). For example, this is what week one might look like if there was a total of 5 lbs. of wasted food, with much of it being overbought bread:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Week<\/td><td>Week 1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Monday<\/td><td>1.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tuesday<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wednesday<\/td><td>2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Thursday<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Friday<\/td><td>.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Saturday<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sunday<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Total\/ Notes<\/td><td>5 pounds, unused bread!<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, note the <strong>causes<\/strong> of your weekly food waste, and try to change your shopping, storage or cooking practices the following week to reduce your waste (see Food Waste Tips, pg. 3 or check our Facebook page.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"6\">\n<li>When you receive our weekly Maine Home Food Waste Challenge Data Request email each Sunday, please submit that week\u2019s Food Waste Weight data<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check your Challenge progress on Mondays on our Challenge Leaderboard \u2013- will you be a <em>Maine Food Waste Hero<\/em>? Note any helpful tips and ideas, and get ready for a new week of food waste reduction.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>* If you don\u2019t have a food scale for weighing, here are two other options:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Better &#8211; <\/em>Bathroom Scale: Just weigh yourself holding your <strong>empty<\/strong> food waste container; this is your<em> <strong>Weight A.<\/strong><\/em> Then each week, weigh yourself holding your<strong> full <\/strong>food waste container; this is your <strong><em>Weight B<\/em><\/strong>. Subtract your <em>Weight A <\/em>from your <em>Weight B <\/em>to calculate your Food Waste Weight.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Food Waste Weight = Weight B (full) &#8211; Weight A (empty)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Good<\/em> &#8211; 5 Gallon Plastic Bucket (e.g., like an orange HD bucket or any old utility bucket): Estimate your Food Waste Weight by noting how much of your bucket is filled each week. An average 5 gallon bucket full of food waste weighs 19 lbs.\u00a0 If your bucket is half full, your Food Waste Weight = 9.5 lbs. or \u00bc full = 4.25 lbs. and so on.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Keep up your great work it\u2019s just a short 4 weeks \u2013- reducing food waste and saving you money and helping the planet, one container of at a time!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"resource-embed post-template-resource pdf\" data-embedded-id=\"3865\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"resource-icon pdf\"><span class=\"resource-type\">pdf<\/span><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"content-wrapper resource-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"post-title resource-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/foodrescuemaine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/615\/2022\/12\/MaineFoodChallengeTracker.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Challenge Food Waste Tracker<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"modified-time resource-updated\">Updated<br><span>12.28.22<\/span><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"resource-button resource-download\"><a class=\"umaine-button\" href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/foodrescuemaine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/615\/2022\/12\/MaineFoodChallengeTracker.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Download<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Challenge Food Waste Tracker<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join the Maine Home Food Waste Challenge and compete with yourfellow Mainers to reduce your household food waste &#8211; and become a Maine Food Waste Hero! 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