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Research and make recommendations about how Ramsey/Washington R&E can support food donation and food waste reduction in grocery stores and restaurants by offering funding, technical assistance, and other incentives or resources.

Research existing models and tools that help translate or calculate waste reduction and recycling numbers into climate or community impacts, and offer recommendations for how Ramsey/Washington R&E can adapt or develop such a resource for local use.

Analyze strategies and best practices for collecting food scraps from businesses, institutional settings (schools, hospitals), public entities, and other non-residential sources, as well as transporting food scraps to the preferred recycling facility; provide recommendations for how R&E should prioritize efforts for maximum impact moving forward.

Research the problem of wasted food and the challenges that exist in getting still-edible food to sources where it can be distributed for human consumption; conduct interviews with local businesses and organizations to get a picture of the local landscape and identify issues specific to this region.

Evaluate the financial impacts of creating a city-wide food waste recycling program and identify best practices for food waste recycling and reduction.

Assess the feasibility of creating an organic waste recycling program by investigating local examples of successful organic waste diversion programs, identifying barriers to successful implementation, and documenting strategies to build local capacity for and public participation in such a program.