“As we enter the season of feasting galore, consider this not-so-festive fact: Nearly half of the food in this country ends up in landfills. Here's how you can help fight food waste—and get more on the plates of those who need it.”

“ReFED, the leading national nonprofit working to end food loss and waste across the food system, today announced its 2022 Food Waste Forecast. Based on the organization’s extensive data and insights, the Forecast reveals predictions and expected solutions and trends as businesses, government agencies, funders, and others ramp up efforts to achieve national and international goals to reduce food waste by 50% by the year 2030.”

“Emily Broad Leib, founder and director of Harvard’s Food Law and Policy Clinic, discusses how to reduce food waste in the United States and abroad. Topics include the confusion caused by misleading date labels, the impact of COVID-19 on food waste, and the FLPC’s collaborations with governments and non-profit organizations to enact better food laws.”

“America has a food waste problem. But I’ve rarely been clear on how that translates to how I actually treat the food in my refrigerator. Because what can you do, right? When the date says it’s done, it’s done, right?”

“The US Food Loss and Waste Action Plan, developed by NRDC, World Wildlife Fund, Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic, and ReFED, asked for leadership from the federal government to achieve the national goal of reducing food waste by 50% by 2030. Now, the federal government is showing that leadership through the introduction of these bills.”

“The food science company has spent nearly a decade perfecting an edible coating that can be applied to fruits and vegetables to extend shelf-life by days, weeks or even months. Slowing down the natural decay process offers benefits to consumers, certainly, but it also reduces food waste, and allows growers and vendors more flexibility in how they transport and sell produce.”

“The road map ranks 27 strategies. On the ReFED site, you can scroll through the tabs of the interactive chart to explore the different metrics you can use to rank the effectiveness of a strategy — from emissions reduced to water saved to jobs created to economic benefit per ton of waste. (Warning: You can spend some serious time toggling through these graphs!)”