The Peru Gazette

Last year, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) awarded the Clinton County Health Department (CCHD) a two-year, $200,000 grant to reduce food waste throughout Clinton County. At the Monday, February 24, Peru Town Board meeting, CCHD’s public health educator, Cody Douglas, described the county’s goals and asked Peru to consider participating, including locating a food waste drop-off site in Peru.  Supervisor Craig Randall said he’d welcome feedback from Peru residents on how they’d like the town to get involved.  2/25/25 7 p.m. Spelling of the word 
Craig” corrected. 

Mr. Douglas began his presentation with a shocking statistic: In the U.S., 40% or $90 billion of our food is thrown out.