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From press release:
Nice way to give back.
From press release:
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded the San Jose Sharks a Certificate of Achievement for their accomplishments in implementing the Food Recovery Challenge. The Food Recovery Challenge asks participants to reduce as much of their food waste as possible - saving money, conserving resources, helping communities, and protecting the environment. It is part of the EPA's National Sustainable Materials Management Program, which aims to reduce the environmental impact of materials through their entire life cycle by improving how they are extracted, manufactured, distributed, used, reused, recycled, and disposed.
Since implementing the program in 2010, the Sharks have packed up all prepared but untouched concession food following game nights at SAP Center and redistributed them to local shelters and places of need in the Bay Area. Along with helping feed people in the local community, participating in this program has allowed the Sharks organization and SAP Center as a whole to reduce their environmental footprint and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
"The Sharks' achievements are a hat trick for the Bay Area, taking a bite out of food insecurity, checking climate change, and assisting communities," said Jared Blumenfeld, EPA's Regional Administrator for the Pacific Southwest. "EPA is proud to recognize these environmental heroes of the NHL as they move into the compost season."
This season, the Sharks have donated over 8,100 pounds of food and 6,200 meals, with more expected to occur throughout the remainder of the regular season and NHL playoffs. During 2011-12, the Sharks increased their food waste diversion from landfills by 47%, contributing 3,372 pounds of food and 2,593 meals.
In total, the Sharks have donated over 20,255 pounds of food and 15,580 meals during the course of their participation in the Food Recovery Challenge. According to the Whole Earth Calculator, these contributions total 16,180 pounds of carbon dioxide and 14,562 pounds of methane in prevented emissions which negatively impact the environment.
The Sharks donations through the Food Recovery Challenge are made to Martha's Kitchen, a local soup kitchen in the nearby town of Willow Glen that has over 32 years of experience "feeding the hungry with dignity, no questions asked, no judgment made."
In 2010, the National Hockey League and its 30 Member Clubs launched their food recovery program to combat waste and fight hunger across North America. The League was celebrated by both Beyond Sport and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the initiative, which has diverted over 300 tons of waste from landfill and provided local shelters with more than 400,000 meals since its inception in 2010.
Nice way to give back.
