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food waste
wastage of food due to discardment, disposal, expiration, or loss
food bank
charitable organization that distributes food at no cost to consumers
freeganism
thumb|A box of vegetables and fruits recovered from the dumpsters of a hypermarket thumb|Urban foraged food in Stockholm, Sweden
garbage disposal unit
device that shreds garbage for disposal via plumbing
Food Not Bombs
loose-knit group of independent collectives, serving free vegan food to the poor
used coffee grounds
waste product from brewing coffee; used to adulterate pure coffee, to grow mushrooms, to stain wood, to freshen air, to make body soap scrubs, to treat wastewater, or to make biogas
food spoilage
process in which food deteriorates to the point in which it is not edible to humans or its quality of edibility becomes reduced
vegetable oil fuel
vegetable oil used as a fuel
staling
thumb|Stale bread Staling, or "going stale", is a chemical and physical process in bread and similar foods that reduces their palatability. Stale bread is dry and hard, making it less suitable for different culinary uses than fresh bread. Countermeasures and destaling techniques may reduce staling.
Too Good To Go
mobile application
community fridge
refrigerator located in a public space meant to redistribute food within a community
disposable food packaging
disposable trays, plates and cutlery often found in fast food restaurants, takeout restaurants and kiosks, and catering establishments
food rescue
practice of gleaning edible food that would otherwise go to waste, and distributing it to local emergency food programs
Waste No Food
US non-profit organization
The staff ate it later
Japanese entertainment term
Discount sticker
method of alerting shoppers to goods which has been reduced in price
Beer from bread
Beer brewed using bread