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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%

http://www.leanpath.com/docs/FoodWastePrevention_DEQ.pdfhttp://www.leanpath.com/docs/FoodWastePrevention_DEQ.pdf

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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

http://www.epa.gov/osw/conserve/materials/organics/food/success/rockin.pdfhttp://www.epa.gov/osw/conserve/materials/organics/food/success/rockin.pdf

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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

http://www.epa.gov/osw/conserve/rrr/rogo/documents/boston-cec.pdfhttp://www.epa.gov/osw/conserve/rrr/rogo/documents/boston-cec.pdf

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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

http://www.epa.gov/foodrecoverychallengehttp://www.epa.gov/foodrecoverychallenge

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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 beling.christine@epa.gov ( )111111-1111

:1NJ, NY, PR, USVI Lorraine Graves graves.lorraine@epa.gov ( )222222-1111

:1DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, WV Deb Goldblum goldblum.deborah@epa.gov ( )111111-1111

:1AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN May Beth Van Pelt vanpelt.marybeth@epa.gov ( )111111-1111

:1IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI Julie Schilf schilf.julie@epa.gov ( )111111-1111

:1AR, LA, NM, OK, TX Golam Mustafa mustafa.golam@epa.gov ( )111111-1111

:1IA, KS, MO, NE Gayle Hubert hubert.gayle@epa.gov ( )111111-1111

:1CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY Benjamin Bents bents.benjamin@epa.gov ( )111111-1111

:1AZ, CA, HI, NV Laura Moreno moreno.laura@epa.gov ( )111111-1111

:22AK, ID, OR WA Ashley Zanolli zanolli.ashley@epa.gov ( )111111-1111

Headquarters Office Jean Schwab schwab.jean@epa.gov ( )111111-1111