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After coming to the U.S. from Syria to pursue medicine at UC Berkeley, Maen Mahfoud was shocked to see the level of poverty and hunger that permeates the Bay Area. When he learned that the U.S. wastes 40 percent of all food produced while seeing so many people around him struggling to get a meal, he was inspired to make a change. Maen could see that food waste is a solvable problem and that what people consider “waste” is oftentimes still nutritious and wholesome food. He decided to start reaching out to companies himself and pick up their surplus food to donate to nearby nonprofits, launching Replate in 2016.

Sessions

• Preventing Food Waste and Fighting Hunger in the U.S.: Award Winners of Kroger’s Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation’s Innovation Fund

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