Food Desserts Areas where residents have limited access to affordable and nutritious food, especially fresh fruits and vegetables.
Food Diversion Also known as “food recovery,” this process prevents surplus food from entering the waste stream (garbage) through various means, providing multiple social, economic, and environmental benefits.
Food Waste Also called “food scraps,” this material refers to food that is no longer edible or suitable for human or animal consumption, non-edible parts of food, or food-contaminated paper.