In the United States, discarded food takes up more space in landfills than anything else. This devastating reality is paralleled with nation-wide food insecurity. With a strong desire to create change, Hayden Dansky and the Boulder Food Rescue initiative in Colorado collect perishable food from restaurants and redistribute it to low-income communities. While feeding the hungry and ensuring food doesn’t end up in landfills, Dansky and her team’s method of transport - bicycles - treads lightly on the environment. Visit boulderfoodrescue.org to support their efforts. Footage by Boulder Food Rescue and Ryan Van Duzer was used in the creation of this film.
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Stefan Hauswiesner
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Mattia Bernini
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Alejandro Franco
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