Food recovery means collecting edible food that would otherwise go to waste and redistributing it to feed people in need. This is the highest and best use for food that would otherwise go to waste. Feeding hungry people through food recovery is the best use for surplus food and a vital way for California to conserve resources and reduce waste thrown in landfills. To reduce food waste and address food insecurity, surplus food still safe for people to eat should instead go to food banks, soup kitchens, and other food recovery organizations and services to help feed Kings County residents in need. This will save landfill space and lower methane emissions, a climate super pollutant, emitted by organic waste in landfills.

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