Michigan State works to decrease food waste

Feb. 13—MSU Culinary Services officials are conducting a food waste study campaign this semester to show how much food is wasted after each meal and what could be done to reduce such waste.

“What you take is what you should eat,” said Carla Iansiti, MSU Culinary Services sustainability officer.

“The price of food is going up, the price of labor is going up … We have geared our program to try to be more sustainable.”

Yakeley’s dining hall first was chosen for the post-consumer waste study on Tuesday, and after all the waste was counted from the day, Iansiti said the amount wasted per person was about 2.3 ounces — about the amount of two handfuls of peanuts.