How American University dramatically ramped up its food donations

College dining halls often have as many options as a restaurant, but without the reservations. It’s a revolving door of students, staff and faculty, with a different number of diners every day. This unpredictability means a lot of prep and food go to waste.

A group of students and staff at American University in D.C. figured out a way to fix both of those problems, saving thousands of pounds of food this semester.

The AU chapter of the Food Recovery Network, a national nonprofit dedicated to mobilizing college students to “engage in food recovery, hunger-fighting, and food justice work,” according to their website, is leading the charge.

This student-led group collaborated with AU’s Office of Zero Waste, which tracks t

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