Food Recovery and Waste Reduction Initiatives by EPA
Explore the EPA's Food Recovery Challenge and WasteWise Program promoting sustainable food practices to reduce food waste and its environmental impact. Learn about the U.S. 2030 Food Waste Reduction Goal, benefits of joining the challenges, and the opportunities to contribute to waste reduction efforts. Take action today to help combat food waste and support a more sustainable future.
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EPAs Food Recovery Challenge and WasteWise Program Janet Bowen, EPA Region 1 June 28, 2016
U.S. 2030 Food Waste Reduction Goal On September 16, 2015, US EPA Deputy Administrator Meiburg and USDA Secretary Vilsack announced the United States first-ever national food waste reduction goal. Reduce wasted food by 50% by 2030. https://www.choosemyplate.gov/lets-talk-trash
Did you know? Around 37 million tons of food waste was generated, in 2013, 95 percent of which was thrown away into landfills or incinerators. Where are you on EPA s Food Hierarchy?
EPAs Food Recovery Challenge https://www.epa.gov/sustainable-management-food/food-recovery-challenge-frc
Is the Food Recovery Challenge Right for You? Awards and Recognition Improve your bottom line Through cost savings from improved purchasing and preparation practices as well as reduced waste disposal fees Access free technical assistance For your baseline assessment and food recovery activities with free access to a web based data tracking tool and food waste cost calculator Support Your community by using food to feed people not landfills Reduce your environmental footprint
Want to join the Food Recovery Challenge? 1. Join EPA s Food Recovery Challenge at https://connect.re-trac.com/register/epafrc 2. Submit baseline food waste data within 90 days of joining 3. Set goal for reducing the amount of food waste reaching landfills. Commit to a numerical increase in at least one of the three food diversion categories (prevention, donation, and composting) 4. Report annually Done using the SMM Data Management Tool
What is WasteWise? WasteWise is a free, voluntary EPA partnership program. WasteWise helps organizations eliminate costly waste through waste reduction practices benefiting the organization s bottom line and the environment.
Want to Join WasteWise? Registration is simple and available online. https://connect.re-trac.com/register/epawastewise WasteWise website: https://www.epa.gov/smm/wastewise ** Both WasteWise and Food Recovery Challenge as well as other programs use ReTRAC Connect, if you are already have a ReTRAC Connect account you can join from your account. 8
Janet Bowen bowen.janet@epa.gov 617-918-1795 Christine Beling beling.christine@epa.gov 617-918-1792 Join the WasteWise and Food Recovery Challenge email group!
