By Amanda Baltazar, Contributing Writer09.01.17
The numbers on wasted food are staggering. According to the United Nations Environmental Program, 30-40% of all food in North America goes to waste, which works out to 20 pounds per person, per month, or 20 billion pounds per year.
Some companies are trying to alleviate this problem, and many created their business specifically to reuse waste from other operations.
After Kristin Fraser spent two years traveling on a boat she became aware of how much garbage a person creates. She moved to Santa Barbara, CA, and soon realized the wineries in the area were all creating a lot of waste.
When wine is made, what’s left behind is grapeseed oil, grapeseed extract, crushed grape seeds, and grapeseed butter, and these contain products such as antioxidants, polyphenols, and resveratrol, “all of which have anti-aging properties,” Ms. Fraser said.
In 2004, Ms. Fraser set up The Grapeseed Company, making products including soap, cleansers, lotions, scrubs, hair products, and men’s products like aftershave balm, using byproduct from the wineries.
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Some companies are trying to alleviate this problem, and many created their business specifically to reuse waste from other operations.
After Kristin Fraser spent two years traveling on a boat she became aware of how much garbage a person creates. She moved to Santa Barbara, CA, and soon realized the wineries in the area were all creating a lot of waste.
When wine is made, what’s left behind is grapeseed oil, grapeseed extract, crushed grape seeds, and grapeseed butter, and these contain products such as antioxidants, polyphenols, and resveratrol, “all of which have anti-aging properties,” Ms. Fraser said.
In 2004, Ms. Fraser set up The Grapeseed Company, making products including soap, cleansers, lotions, scrubs, hair products, and men’s products like aftershave balm, using byproduct from the wineries.
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