Here are some practical tips for preventing and reversing food waste.

• Create a compost area in the backyard and section it off for each phase of the composting process; partitions for sectioning them can be made from wooden pallets.
• Buy a composter, often found at hardware stores, for the backyard.
• Save food waste such as meat, pasta, rice, dairy, vegetables, fruits and coffee grinds in the kitchen using buckets, and donate it to local community composting centers or programs
• Save vegetables and fruits in containers and deliver them to community gardens.
• Sign up for a commercial food composting service for twice weekly pick-up of food waste for composting for a small fee.

For more information, call Maria Lott at 214-566-3025 or visit RecycleRevolutionDallas.com.