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Food Waste Reduction AllianceFood Waste Reduction Alliance
FMI Staff Lead: Jeanne VonZastrow, [email protected]
GMA Staff Lead: Meghan Stasz, [email protected]
NRA Staff Lead: Sue Hensley, [email protected]
Food WasteFood Waste
Any solid or liquid food substance, raw or cooked, which is discarded, or intended or required to be discarded
Food Wastes are the organic residues
generated by the processing, handling,
storage, sale, preparation, cooking, and serving
of foods
Economic ImpactEconomic Impact
• Growing, processing, and transporting food of which 25 - 40% is ultimately wasted
• Manufacturer disposal expense, retailer shrink and disposal costs, consumer out-of-pocket costs, etc.
Environmental ImpactEnvironmental Impact
• Energy, water, and land use associated with food production of calories never consumed
• GHG generation when food scraps degrade in landfills
Social ImpactSocial Impact
• 50 million Americans have food insecurity
• Enough nutritious calories are grown and produced each year to feed every American
• 3 year initiative
• Cross-Industry effort
• 2 Goals
Food Waste InitiativeFood Waste Initiative
Food Waste Reduction Alliance
Reduce Reduce Food Waste Food Waste to Landfillto Landfill
Increase Increase Food to Food to
DonationDonation
Food Waste Reduction Alliance Food Waste Reduction Alliance
AgricultureAgricultureProcessing Processing
and and ManufacturingManufacturing
TransportationTransportation RetailRetailProcessing
and Manufacturing
Transportation Retail ConsumerConsumer
IN-SCOPE
Food Waste Reduction AllianceFood Waste Reduction Alliance
Food Waste InitiativeFood Waste InitiativeFood Waste Leadership Committee
Co-Chair: Susan Kujava, General Mills
Co-Chair: Michael Hewett, PublixGMA Staff Lead: Meghan StaszFMI Staff Lead: Jeanne
VonZastrowNRA Staff Lead: Sue Hensley
Food Waste Leadership CommitteeCo-Chair: Susan Kujava, General
MillsCo-Chair: Michael Hewett, PublixGMA Staff Lead: Meghan StaszFMI Staff Lead: Jeanne
VonZastrowNRA Staff Lead: Sue Hensley
PolicyChair: Karen Hanner Feeding America
Co-Chair: Meghan Stasz GMA
PolicyChair: Karen Hanner Feeding America
Co-Chair: Meghan Stasz GMA
Emerging SolutionsChair: Wayne MacLeod Ahold USA
Co-Chair: Gail Tavill ConAgra Foods
Emerging SolutionsChair: Wayne MacLeod Ahold USA
Co-Chair: Gail Tavill ConAgra Foods
AssessmentChair: Michael
Hewett Publix
AssessmentChair: Michael
Hewett Publix
Tier 1, 2011 Stakeholders
Tier 2, 2012 Recruitment
Goal-Setting
White Paper
Database
Best Practices Guides
“State of Play” document
Policy Priorities
Advocacy
CommunicationChair: Susan Kujava
General Mills
CommunicationChair: Susan Kujava
General Mills
Occurs when an edible item goes unconsumed as a result of human action or inaction and is often the result of a decision made by business, government, or consumers.
Food Weight(US Tons)
N/A
550,000
13,187,555
3,300,000
4,043,489
21,081,044
39,686,955
Total Diversion
Total Disposal
60,767,998Total Generation
Food Waste Diversion
Assessment:Assessment:Defining Food Waste Generation Vs. DisposalDefining Food Waste Generation Vs. Disposal
10
Food Waste Disposal
The portion of food waste that is sent to landfill or incineration
Source ReductionSource ReductionReduce the volume of food waste generatedReduce the volume of food waste generated
Feed Hungry PeopleFeed Hungry PeopleDonate extra food to food banks, soup kitchens and sheltersDonate extra food to food banks, soup kitchens and shelters
Feed AnimalsFeed AnimalsDivert food scraps to animal feedDivert food scraps to animal feed
Industrial UsesIndustrial UsesProvide waste oils for rendering and fuel Provide waste oils for rendering and fuel
conversion; and food scraps for conversion; and food scraps for digestion to recover energydigestion to recover energy
CompostingCompostingCreate a nutrient-rich Create a nutrient-rich
soil amendmentsoil amendment
Landfill/Landfill/IncinerationIncineration
Last resort Last resort for disposalfor disposal
Food Waste Recovery Hierarchy
Assessment:Assessment:Total Food Waste DISPOSED by SectorTotal Food Waste DISPOSED by Sector
US Food Waste Disposal Data
GroceryStores
11%
Full ServiceRestaurants
20%
Quick ServiceRestaurants
13%
Institutional10%
Residential44%
Industrial2%
Next StepsNext Steps
• Phase II Assessment – Industry Survey
• Pilot Projects
• Best Practices
• Policy Recommendations