Detroit-based Make Food Not Waste was founded in 2017. Its mission is to keep food out of landfills and slow climate change by creating lasting solutions to food waste through education, food upcycling, and advocacy in Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties. It conducted its first Community Feast in 2018 at Eastern Market, welcoming 2,500 guests to sample dishes made by local chefs from food that would otherwise have gone to waste. Overall, the organization serves more than 100,000 meals for community members and community organizations, diverts 100,000 pounds of food from landfills, and prevents over 60,000 pounds of methane from entering the atmosphere.
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