THE ALBUQUERQUE FOOD BANK THAT SERVES THE ENTIRE STATE HAS BEEN TAKING IN "GREEN" DONATIONS SINCE 1982 … FOOD THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN SENT TO THE LANDFILL BY GROCERY STORES AND DISCOUNT CHAINS LIKE WAL MART. TERESA JOHANSEN WITH ROADRUNNER SAYS THEY TOOK IN 30-POINT-7 MILLION POUNDS LAST YEAR. SHE SAYS 50 TO 70 VOLUNTEERS HELP THEM PROCESS ALL THAT FOOD EACH DAY, WHICH LATER GOES OUT TO 40 THOUSAND NEW MEXICANS.
JOHANSEN SAYS 28-POINT-4 MILLION POUNDS OF THAT FOOD GOES TO CLIENTS. SHE SAYS 23 MILLION POUNDS OF IT WOULD HAVE BEEN THROWN AWAY.
