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North Carolina nonprofit seeks to reduce food truck footprint

November 9, 2018

Don’t Waste Durham, a North Carolina-based nonprofit, has launched a green truck certification program designed to help local vendors reduce their carbon footprint.

The program, according to a Waste360 report, is designed to help reduce waste from food trucks, as they sometimes dish out more than 1,000 meals per day and can leave a significant environmental impact upon local communities.

The food trucks can also leave hundreds of utensils, cups, Styrofoam trays and other items behind. Local businesses are supporting the 18-point effort, which includes a push to get food trucks to use recyclable supplies and compostable material. In addition the certification program seeks the sourcing of food locally.

So far,10 food trucks have joined the program and 250 others have been placed on a wait list.