Problems worth a skill

• Food that never gets eaten

  Households throw out food that could have been preserved, shared, or composted. The waste is a skill gap as much as a haulage problem.

  Home kitchens · Little Fixers

  • USDA food waste FAQs
  • EPA wasted food

• Hot blocks with no shade

  Neighborhoods without trees run hotter. Planting and soil work are local skills, not a slogan.

  Cities and towns

  • NOAA heat
  • EPA heat islands

• Trash in the creek

  Plastic and food waste collect in neighborhood waterways after rain. A cleanup is useful when it is paired with a way to keep the next bag out of the water.

  Any town with a creek · Little Fixers

  • EPA Trash-Free Waters
  • NOAA Marine Debris

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