Greater Cincinnati Food Waste Draft Plan 11:10-12:30 Table Discussions Greater Cincinnati Food Waste Draft Plan 11:10-12:30 Goal: Reduce food waste by 50% by 2030

Goal: To seek input from all Forum participants about the proposed plan, gather additional ideas, and discuss some of the challenges.  

Who is at the table? Introduce yourself 11:15-11:25 Who is at the table? Introduce yourself What organization are you affiliated with? What aspect of food waste are you especially interested in? 

For each goal, please discuss: What other ideas/strategies do you think will help achieve the goal?    What challenges need to be addressed in order to achieve the goals and strategies?   

Challenges? Ideas? PREVENT 11:25-11:40 Challenges? Ideas? PREVENT Drive source reduction to reduce waste creation Implement smaller plates usage in cafeterias, restaurants and homes Create a market for imperfect produce for farmers, grocery stores Share best practices (better packaging, storage, etc.) to reduce supply chain waste Leverage knowledge from other cities and companies to drive improved solutions Implement waste tracking and analytics to help both consumers and businesses measure food waste

Challenges? Ideas? RECOVER 11:40-12:00 Challenges? Ideas? RECOVER Establish new channels to distribute food to feed hungry people Create new recipients to facilitate food distribution to hungry people (faith based orgs, food banks, etc.) Expand existing transportation network to simplify and speed food movement Expand infrastructure (storage and processing) capabilities Develop smartphone application to simplify food re-distribution Ensure Emerson Good Samaritan Act and other legal protections are understood and utilized (as well as tax incentives) Encourage local policy development to further promote food donation and recovery

Challenges? Ideas? RECYCLE 12:00-12:15 Challenges? Ideas? RECYCLE Create alternative solutions to avoid wasting any food Identify new sources to move unused food to feed animals (work with zoo, farmers) Develop local institutional composting capability Facilitate home composting for residents Develop an alternative resource (anaerobic digester, etc) to address residual food waste

Challenges? Ideas? EDUCATE 12:15-12:25 Challenges? Ideas? EDUCATE Utilize education and measurement tools, and create organization structure to drive local food waste reduction and improved solutions Create network of affected, impacted organizations to drive progress Create food waste education website and clear ownership for driving food waste reduction program Utilize available toolkits to educate the public, schools, companies, restaurants Utilize local and social media to help drive consumer awareness Work with existing incubators to accelerate food waste innovation business ideas

12:25-12:30 Facilitation Wrap Up Thank you for your great participation in table discussions! Complete and Return Pink Response Sheet Ideas on tables at the front Place business card or name card into basket for door prizes Enjoy yummy locally sourced lunch! Fill out pink response sheet during lunch and give to a planning team member or place in basket on registration table. Look over the ideas generated during lunch if you like—these will be aggregated and sent out to all participants by the end of November. Door prizes– basket. Drawing at the end of lunch.