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We provide one-stop service for the whole food rescue process.

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Food Scraps Management Home Page: Health Care Industry

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Information provided by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) on how the health care industry reduces the amount of food waste generated.

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Feeding Nine Billion Video 1:  Introducing Solutions to the Global Food Crisis by Dr. Evan Fraser

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Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

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Food Security is defined as when all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life.A third of the world's entire food supply could be saved by reducing waste -- or enough to feed 3 billion people; and this would still leave enough surplus for countries to provide their populations with proper health and nutritional requirements.

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Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

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Love Food Don't Waste: Love Your Leftovers

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Filipinos waste over 2,000 of their food everyday. Join our Love Food Don't Waste campaign at https://www.facebook.com/HealthyOptionsPhilippines and share your tips on how to reduce food waste.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

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This was a side project where I animated information found on the City of Ottawa's Green Bin webpage. I was happy to finally have green bin pickups at my apartment. Looking to learn more about the program I visited the city's website and found text only information.

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InSinkErator - Environmental Flip-book Story

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Each year in the New Zealand, tons of food waste is trucked to landfills. Once there, it quickly decomposes and produces methane, an environmentally harmful greenhouse gas at least 21 times more potent than CO2. While composting provides one approach to tackling the food waste management challenge, it isn't always practical for today's busy lifestyle.

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Planning, prepping, and storing food can help your household waste less food. Below are some tips to help you do just that:

Planning Tips

By simply making a list with weekly meals in mind, you can save money and time and eat healthier food. If you buy no more than what you expect to use, you will be more likely to keep it fresh and use it all.

Keep a running list of meals and their ingredients that your household already enjoys. That way, you can easily choose, shop for and prepare meals.

Make your shopping list based on how many meals you'll eat at home. Will you eat out this week? How often?

Plan your meals for the week before you go shopping and buy only the things needed for those meals.

Include quantities on your shopping list noting how many meals you'll make with each item to avoid overbuying. For example: salad greens - enough for two lunches.

Look in your refrigerator and cupboards first to avoid buying food you already have, make a list each week of what needs to be used up and plan upcoming meals around it.

Buy only what you need and will use. Buying in bulk only saves money if you are able to use the food before it spoils.

Storage Tips

It is easy to overbuy or forget about fresh fruits and vegetables. Store fruits and vegetables for maximum freshness; they'll taste better and last longer, helping you to eat more of them.

Find out how to store fruits and vegetables so they stay fresh longer inside or outside your refrigerator.

Freeze, preserve, or can surplus fruits and vegetables - especially abundant seasonal produce.

Many fruits give off natural gases as they ripen, making other nearby produce spoil faster. Store bananas, apples, and tomatoes by themselves, and store fruits and vegetables in different bins.

Wait to wash berries until you want to eat them to prevent mold.

If you like to eat fruit at room temperature, but it should be stored in the refrigerator for maximum freshness, take what you'll eat for the day out of the refrigerator in the morning.

Prep Tips

Prepare perishable foods soon after shopping. It will be easier to whip up meals or snacks later in the week, saving time, effort, and money.

When you get home from the store, take the time to wash, dry, chop, dice, slice, and place your fresh food items in clear storage containers for snacks and easy cooking.

Befriend your freezer and visit it often. For example,

Freeze food such as bread, sliced fruit, or meat that you know you won't be able to eat in time.

Cut your time in the kitchen by preparing and freezing meals ahead of time.

Prepare and cook perishable items, then freeze them for use throughout the month.

For example, bake and freeze chicken breasts or fry and freeze taco meat.

Thriftiness Tips

Be mindful of old ingredients and leftovers you need to use up. You'll waste less and may even find a new favorite dish.

Shop in your refrigerator first! Cook or eat what you already have at home before buying more.

Have produce that's past its prime? It may still be fine for cooking. Think soups, casseroles, stir fries, sauces, baked goods, pancakes or smoothies.

If safe and healthy, use the edible parts of food that you normally do not eat. For example, stale bread can be used to make croutons, beet tops can be sautéed for a delicious side dish, and vegetable scraps can be made into stock.

Learn the difference between "sell-by," "use-by," "best-by," and expiration dates.

Are you likely to have leftovers from any of your meals? Plan an "eat the leftovers" night each week.

Casseroles, stir-fries, frittatas, soups, and smoothies are great ways to use leftovers too. Search for websites that provide suggestions for using leftover ingredients.

At restaurants, order only what you can finish by asking about portion sizes and be aware of side dishes included with entrees. Take home the leftovers and keep them for or to make your next meal.

At all-you-can-eat buffets, take only what you can eat.

Toolkit for Your Home and Your Community

The Food: Too Good to Waste Toolkit will help you figure out how much food is really going to waste in your home and what you can do to waste less. By making small shifts in how you shop for, prepare, and store food, you can save time and money, and keep the valuable resources used to produce and distribute food from going to waste!

Food: Too Good to Waste also contains an Implementation Guide that is designed to teach local governments and community organizations how to implement a Food: Too Good to Waste campaign in their community using the Toolkit.

If You Can't Reduce Wasted Food, Divert It From Landfills

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Planning, prepping, and storing food can help your household waste less food. Below are some tips to help you do just that: By simply making a list with weekly meals in mind, you can save money and time and eat healthier food.

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City of Vancouver Green Bin Program - Food Scraps Recycling Program

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The Green Bin Program: the City of Vancouver's residential food scraps recycling program. Vancouver residents living in a house or duplex can add all food scraps and yard waste to their Green Bin. This includes items like meat, fish, bones, and other foods not normally composted at home.

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How To Make Your Own Soap! - Do It, Gurl

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http://bit.ly/sub2Gurl Do It, Gurl "Make Your Own Soap" Sometimes craft projects can get pretty messy, but Jamie's latest DIY will help you stay squeaky clean when it's all finished. Quit splurging on store-bought body wash, and instead follow Jamie's directions for how to make your own soap in custom shapes, colors and scents!

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Introducing the new Stories section online (and on our app!). Learn about our ingredients and suppliers, our values and ethical initiatives, and updates and tips and tricks about our products!

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UNEP is the global champion for the environment with programmes focusing on sustainable development, climate, biodiversity and more.

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Natures Garden Wholesale Candle & Soap Making Supplies-Fragrance Oils

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Natures Garden Candle Making Supplies offers soap making supplies, wholesale fragrance oils, cosmetic supplies, lip balm supplies, candle soap classes

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I cleaned out my fridge. Don't ask details or you might lose all respect for me. Husby's so called "Stop! No! Don't throw it away! I'll eat it later!" leftovers about made me ask Bubba for CPR. Ew. Amidst the horror, I spotted some unused mint, a few lonely strawberries, and half a lemon. I also just so happened to have pure glycerin soap (I've been meaning to make some soap for months now, friends... can you say procrastination-station?) Here was my first go at soap! My middle name is now Chemist (ok not really bc that's NOT a cute name and I'm not smartypants. However, I DID feel super legit with my white apron & swimming goggles).

Shower? Ready or not, here I come...
Lil' Strawberry Sassafras? Yep! You're comin' too. Don't ask questions.

Cube pure glycerin soap and microwave in 20 second intervals, stirring after each interval, until soap is completely melted. Do not boil.
Puree fruit of choice, herbs, or zest from the flesh of citrus. Divide soap equally among three empty containers (not shown). Add 1 teaspoon of each ingredient at a time until desired amount & color are achieved (color darkens as it sets). For berries, add only 1 teaspoon if you want the soap to remain clear.

Spray the inside of empty jello boxes, muffin tins, or any small glass/plastic container with vegetable spray. Pour mixed sop into containers. Spray rubbing alcohol on the top of each soap to remove air bubbles.

Allow soaps to harden for 2 hours. You may need to place the molds (soap still intact) in the freezer to help pry the soap loose. The silicone muffin pan popped right out without any problems! Use soap within 3 months.

Why hello, friend! Thanks for sharing your comments. Should you have a question, please feel free to ask it here and I'll do my best to reply promptly. Thanks for stopping by! xo

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I cleaned out my fridge. Don't ask details or you might lose all respect for me. Husby's so called "Stop! No! Don't throw it away! I'll eat it later!" leftovers about made me ask Bubba for CPR. Ew. Amidst the horror, I spotted some unused mint, a few lonely strawberries, and half a lemon.

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These make lovely gifts and the great thing about them is that various fragrances and ingredients can be mixed and matched to get exactly what you want. This big list of tutorials and recipes has everything from using grated bars of ready-made soap to whipping them up from scratch using lye and other items. Lots here for everyone!
Helpful Resources:

millersoap.com: There's an astonishing amount of information including: Frequently Asked Questions; Troubleshooting section if a batch doesn't turn out; Several PDF downloads available (basic procedures, where to find ingredients, etc.); Both traditional methods and modern techniques provided; How to design and create recipes and much more! Also see teachsoap.com which is another goody for tutorials.

Two Easy Molds: PVC pipe for the round one and the rectangular is made with pieces of poplar board.

It's hard to imagine a time when we used bars of soap for washing hands, today liquid varieties are more convenient and are preferred by many because of the perception that they're more sanitary. The price comparison between the two is outrageous, especially if stocking up on generic brands when they're on sale.

Here's a way to take advantage of those cost savings yet still enjoy the convenience of the liquid form, make your own version! Just a few simple ingredients are needed that don't break the budget, and it's so easy to do too!

The benefits of homemade vs. store bought is the obvious cost savings, but the fragrance can also be customized (with essential oils or a herbal infusion). Here's how...

1 bar soap (6 oz)
1 TBS honey
1 tsp glycerin
Directions:

Grate bar into small flakes, toss in blender.

Whip in 1 cup boiling water.

Add 1/2 cup room temperature water and stir in blender.

Stir in honey and glycerin.

Allow to cool (15 minutes) then whip again.

Mixture should be 2 cups at this point. Top with cool water until it measures between 5 and 6 cups, whip.

Pour into containers and allow to cool (do not put lids or caps on yet).

After an hour, close containers. Mixture will thicken up.

Shake before using as needed.

Optional: A herbal infusion can be used, just strain first.

Source: Adapted from Pearls of Country Wisdom by Debora S. Tukua (First published here on Tipnut September 12, 2008 and moved to this page for better organization)

Another version:

Save leftover bits (or grate one) then toss in a glass mason jar and top with boiling water (about double the amount of soap bits). Stir then seal with lid. Shake jar a few times while it's cooling to get rid of any clumps. Once cooled, stir well and add a few drops of essential oil if a scented version is desired.

Pour into bottle then top with water as needed to get the right consistency (shake well). If for some reason it's too thin, simply melt a bit of grated soap in a little hot water then combine with first mixture to thicken.
*First published August 25, 2008 and moved to this page for better organization
Here's a couple tutorials showing how to felt a bar, this is new to me and I think these would make great gifts!

Video Summary:

Pull off some wool fiber and wrap it nice and tight around the bar (one way).

Next wrap some tightly the other way (perpendicular). This helps the fibers felt together.

Next pull off little strands in contrasting colors and lay them gently on top to give a tie-dye effect. Do this on one side.

Put the wrapped piece in a clean nylon stocking. This will help the fibers stay together.

Tools Needed: Washboard, dish detergent, towel

Drip a little bit of dish detergent on top (now in the nylon stocking) to get things started, just a bit is needed since it will start working from the inside.

Scrub it on the washboard (quickly, back and forth, all sides) for about 10 minutes until it's felted enough so the bar can be taken out of the stocking.

Keep rubbing until you can't pinch any wool away from it.

Rinse off in the bowl of hot water.

Blot it in the towel to remove excess moisture.

Set on a drying rack to dry.

Another video with a different method:

Instead of using a washboard, just rub the bar with fingers, working for several minutes to felt. Toward the end of the video you'll see a suggestion to first cover it with a plastic bag and then work on it (contains the mess). In the comments area there's this tip:

The wool will continue to felt more firmly with use and the soap will dwindle and disappear leaving you with a little felted wool bundle that has a hallow core. You can carefully slice it open to make a coin purse, or cut off the top and add a strap to make a necklace pouch or holder of some kind.

Here's a website with more details: Mielke's Fiber Arts. The pictures are really clear so you'll get a good idea of how things look throughout the process. This site advises that this only works with wool or other protein fibers (such as llama or angora) and that some felt better than others.

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DIY Soap Making & Recipes - Beginner To Advanced

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These make lovely gifts and the great thing about them is that various fragrances and ingredients can be mixed and matched to get exactly what you want. This big list of tutorials and recipes has everything from using grated bars of ready-made soap to whipping them up from scratch using lye and other items. Lots here for everyone!