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Sustainable Food Waste
ManagementThrough the
Food Recovery Challenge
www.epa.gov/foodrecover
Feed People Not Landfills
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The Food Waste Problem
Americans waste
enoughfood tofill theRoseBowl
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So how much food wasteare we generating?
In total, about 34 million tons offood waste was generated in 2009(14% of the countrys total waste
stream) (Sitton, 2011)
Less than 3%of food waste wasrecovered for reuse and recycling in
2009 (Sitton, 2011)
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oo was e s a pro embecause it impacts the
economy. Financially, wasted food costs
America more than $100 billionannually (Bloom, 2007)
Disposal cost of municipal wastemanagement
Over purchasing costs
Cost of lost energy
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It impacts society.
50 million Americans, or 14% ofAmerican households, were foodinsecure in 2009 (USDA).
Food insecuritycan increase the
likelihood for anindividual tohave majorhealth
concerns.
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It impacts theenvironment.
Food that enters alandfill producesmethane, a
greenhouse gas with21 times thewarming potential of
CO2 Food production
impacts water
quality, soil
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waste is EPAs FoodRecovery Challenge
(FRC)
Cost Savings and BrandRecognition
Supporting Your Community
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e s a grea oo ohelp you reduce your
food waste. The FRC is a FREE, simple tool. Youll receive free technical
assistance from regional EPA staff.
Standardized metrics allow for easycomparison.
Opportunity to learn about bestmanagement practices.
Be recognized for your innovative
work with food waste
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Therefore, reducing yourfood waste can
Reduce your costs
Improve your image
Feed your communities
Protect your environment.
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o ow can you re uceyour food waste and
save money?
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por s eams anVenues in EPAs
WasteWise Program
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Source ReductionSuccess Story
Intel Corporation Cafes (More Information)
Tracked all pre-consumer food waste ona daily basis for one year using
computerized system
Reduced pre-consumer food wasteby 47%
Reduced costs per meal by 13.2%
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Donation Success Story
Rock and Wrap It Up (More information)
Collaborated with 150 bands, 200schools, and universities, and 30 sportsfranchises
Collected more than 100 millionpounds of food
As of March 1, 2011, NHL Clubs provided120,000 meals keeping 160,000pounds of food waste from landfill
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Composting SuccessStory
Boston Convention and ExhibitionCenter (More information)
Saved $27/tonin avoided disposalcosts with composting program
Diverted 103 tons of organics fromlandfills in 2008
MLB S St S ttl
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Compost 123.75Garbage 46.92Cardboard / Paper 35.33Co-mingled (glass, plastic, metalcontainers) 22.09PET (water, soda, beer bottles)
16.95Construction Debris 14.43
MLB Success Story: SeattleMariners Recycling Rate = 81.9%with composting, 32.2% without
Cited from:Scott Jenkins,
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Join Now!
And take a bite out of foodwaste!
http://www.epa.gov/foodrecoverychalleng
Four Easy Steps!
1. Assess It! Conduct baseline foodwaste assessment
2. Commit to It! Set a three year goalwith a commitment to increase food
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Sustainable Food Management Webinar Series
The Green Sports Alliance and EPAs Food Recovery Challenge
EPAs Food Recovery Challenge Regional Contacts
Region Contact Email Phone Number
:1CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT Christine Beling [email protected] ( )111111-1111
:1NJ, NY, PR, USVI Lorraine Graves [email protected] ( )222222-1111
:1DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, WV Deb Goldblum [email protected] ( )111111-1111
:1AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN May Beth Van Pelt [email protected] ( )111111-1111
:1IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI Julie Schilf [email protected] ( )111111-1111
:1AR, LA, NM, OK, TX Golam Mustafa [email protected] ( )111111-1111
:1IA, KS, MO, NE Gayle Hubert [email protected] ( )111111-1111
:1CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY Benjamin Bents [email protected] ( )111111-1111
:1AZ, CA, HI, NV Laura Moreno [email protected] ( )111111-1111
:22AK, ID, OR WA Ashley Zanolli [email protected] ( )111111-1111
Headquarters Office Jean Schwab [email protected] ( )111111-1111