Food Waste

Management
Presented by 
Parth Kakadiya, Fernando Perez, Alexis
Moody, Harrison Seveney, 
Omar Sefiane, Dahilak Mrkuria 
 Introduction
3rd of meal ends of trash

1.3 billion tons waste 

$165 billion year managing food waste 

Food waste
per person
 Issue 
 Food loss and waste is a growing problem in our modern
society.

•  Dallas Residents and Businesses are not mandated to separate

wasted food for trash.

•  Failure to recycle will cost the City of Dallas one of its

biggest non-tax revenue sources.

• In 2017 alone, almost 41 million tons of food waste were

generated.
 30% of what goes into the City of Dallas is compostable
waste.

Based on the Dallas City Hall Annual transparency budget

article. The 2020 budget allocated to the City of Dallas
Sanitation Services is $122.1 million. 
Sanitation
Services Cost City of Dallas residents currently pay 30.53 monthly and
provides service to 240k residents, that equals to only 7.3
million in revenue. 

If 30% of disposing compostable waste is allocated to the

total budget, then that would mean 36.3 million in cost.
 Option 1
Composting Services Alternatives
There are a couple companies in Dallas that offer compost pick up service. 

1. Turn Compost- Targets residential clients. 

offers a membership to pick up compost for $35 a month by providing a 5-

gallon bucket that gets picked up weekly and recycled at a local farm. 

2. Recycle Revolution- Targets businesses.

offers a wider variety of recycling pick up services with compost costing $1

per gallon compared to $300 to $600 average cost for a commercial waste
container. 

This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-ND.

 Option 2
Vermicomposting 
Acquire
Acquire Acquire
Acquire aa bin.
bin.

Prepare
Prepare Prepare
Prepare the
the bedding
bedding

Add
Add Add
Add the
the worms
worms

Bury
Bury Bury
Bury food
food scraps
scraps under
under bedding
bedding

Place
Place Place
Place aa full
full sheet
sheet of
of dry
dry newspaper
newspaper on
on top
top of
of the
the bedding
bedding

Cover
Cover and
and Cover
Cover and
and choose
choose aa spot
spot for
for the
the bin
bin
choose
choose
 How can we get
the community  involved?
 Provide a  designed dumpster for
food waste

Regulate the food waste management

Plan of Action
Cost and Fees , Involvements

Partnerships with Grocery Stores

Life
 Advantages and Benefits 
• Fertilization of soil, providing fresher food to replace what is being wasted.

• Giving back to the community with cheaper alternatives to store-bought food.

• Reduced cost to city and business owners requiring less waste management.

• Possibilities of opening a fresh food store to recycle wasted food products.

South Dallas, an area with an abundance of lower salary families, would be an area that greatly benefits from this type of store.
Thank you