On September 16, 2015, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the first ever domestic goal to reduce food loss and waste by half by the year 2030.| US EPA
EPA prepared this report to inform domestic policymakers, researchers, and the public about the environmental footprint of food loss and waste in the U.S. and the environmental benefits that can be achieved by reducing U.S. food loss and waste.| US EPA
EPA prepared this report to inform public/private sector policy & decision making about which wasted food management pathways to encourage or invest in. The report synthesizes the latest science on the env. impacts of how food waste is commonly managed.| US EPA
To understand the impact landfilled food waste has on methane emissions, EPA developed the "Quantifying Methane Emissions from Landfilled Food Waste" report and the Avoided Landfilled Food Waste Methane Emissions Calculator.| US EPA
